PRACTICAL-JOURNALISTIC WRITING (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
GJMC 201B
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To introduce the students to different modes and methods of writing for media.

 

15.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

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

15.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

News Writing vs Opinion Writing, Reading and Reviewing Newspapers and Magazines.

 

10.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Sources of news. News vs Opinion Writing. Opinion Writing – Editorial, Article, Feature, Reviewing  Newspapers and Magazines.                                                                                       

10.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Writing for Radio- News, Interview and Discussion   

 

10.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Writing for Television – News, Interview and Discussion .

 

Essential Readings: 

1. Bruce D. Itule and Douglas A. Anderson. News writing and reporting for today’s

media; McGraw Hill Publication, 2000.

2. M.L. Stein, Susan Paterno& R. Christopher Burnett. News writer’s Handbook: AnIntroduction to Journalism; Blackwell Publishing, 2006.

3.George Rodmann. Mass Media in a Changing World; Mcgraw Hill Publication,2007.

 

References: 

1.Carole Flemming and Emma Hemmingway. An Introduction to Journalism; VistaarPublications,2006.

2.Richard Keeble. The Newspaper’s Handbook; Routledge Publication,2006.

 

Academic Year: 
2017-18
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