SECOND SEMESTER Paper 201 Reporting and Editing Full Marks 35 Pass Marks 12 objective: The main objective of this course i...
SECOND SEMESTER
Paper 201
Reporting and Editing
Full Marks 35
Pass Marks 12
objective: The main objective of this course is to develop the skill and aptitude of reporting, ng and editing and also an understanding of the structure of newsroom and its functions.
Unit - 1
Reporting 90 Contact Hours/Classes (45 mins per class)• News and news values 04 classes
• Components of news story/structure 05 classes
• Sources of news; qualities of a reporter 05 classes
• Different areas of reporting. 05 classes
• Principles of reporting and news gathering 06 classes
Unit-2
Specialized Reporting• Investigative and interpretative reporting 05 classes
• Crime and court reporting 05 classes
• Sports and film reporting 05 classes
• Feature writing 05 classes
Unit-3
Editing• General principles of editing 07 classes
• Structure and organization of news desk 03 classes
• Duties and responsibilities of editor, sub-editor and proofreader. 05 classes
• Desk copy editing; agency news editing; electronic editing. 07 classes
• Headline writing. 03 classes
Unit-4
Printing and Graphic Arts• An overview of printing process 05 classes
• Emerging trends in printing technology 05 classes
• Colour printing process 05 classes
• Principles of newspaper design, makeup and layout 10 classes
• Picture selection, picture editing and picture story 05 classes
Reading List:
1. News Reporting and Editing - K. M. Shrivastava.2. Professional Journalism — M. V. Kamath.
3. Reporting the News -Ault and Emery.
4. Reporting for Newspaper, Magazine, Radio and T. V. —B. N. Ahuja and S. S. Chabra.
5. Editing: AHandbook for Journalism—T. J. S. George.
6. Editing and Design (Five Volumes) — Harold Evans.
Paper 202
Practicals based on reporting and editing
Full Marks
Pass Marks 12
Objective :The objective of the course is to provide practical training to the students in orct
develop their professional skills and make them employable in print media organization Making of a daily newspaper. 02 classes
• News gathering and reporting. 05 classes
• Editing (Translation and editing of teleprinter copy) 03 classes
• Dummy, page layout, makeup and design 10 classes
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