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Journalistic Writing (Practical)
This course will enable the students to -
1. Introduce different modes and methods of writing for media.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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COURSE CODE |
Course Title |
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GJMC 201B
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Journalistic Writing (Practical)
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The Students will be able to:
CO.1 Students know about the basics of news writing. CO.2 Students will be having the knowledge of the theory, methods, and practice of gathering information and writing news. CO.3 Students would be able to understand different writing techniques. CO.4 Students will have the knowledge of web writing. CO.5 Students will be having the knowledge of news and background |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips |
Assessment tasks will include Class Test, Semester end examinations, and Student presentations.
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Unit I: 15 hrs
Writing News for Newspapers. Hard news vs. Soft news, 5 Ws and 1 H Formula. Basic components of a news story - Brevity, Dateline, Credit line, Byline.
Unit II: 15 hrs
News writing vs Opinion Writing, Reading and Reviewing Newspapers and Magazines.
Unit III: 10 hrs
Sources of news. News vs Opinion Writing. Opinion Writing – Editorial, Article, Feature, Reviewing Newspapers and Magazines.
Unit IV: 10 hrs
Writing for Radio- News, Interview and Discussion
Unit V: 10 hrs
Writing for Television – News, Interview and Discussion.
Examination Schemes
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Continuous Assessment |
Semester End Examination |
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Practical Record |
20 |
Submission File |
30 |
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Test |
05 |
Interview |
10 |
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Attendance |
05 |
Minor Problems |
30 |
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Total |
30 |
Total |
70 |
● Bruce D. Itule and Douglas A. Anderson. News writing and reporting for today’s media; McGraw Hill Publication, 2000.
● M.L. Stein, Susan Paterno& R. Christopher Burnett. News writer’s Handbook: AnIntroduction to Journalism; Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
● George Rodmann. Mass Media in a Changing World; Mcgraw Hill Publication, 2007.
● Carole Flemming and Emma Hemmingway. An Introduction to Journalism; VistaarPublications, 2006.
● Richard Keeble. The Newspaper’s Handbook; Routledge Publication, 2006.
