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Newspaper Journalism and Feature Writing [1]

Paper Code: 
JMC 124
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
15.00

News- Definition, Concept, Elements, Values, Sources, News structure, Reporting: Human interest, Crime, Weather, City life, Speech, Accident, Disaster, Court, Election, Riots, War, Conflict.

 

15.00

Interpretative Reporting – Purpose, Techniques. Investigative Reporting – Purpose, Techniques. Specialized Reporting –Environment, Human rights, Women Empowerment, Political,Science,Sports, Development,,Gender and Social Issues. Reporting for Magazines.

 

10.00

Column- Criticism, Review-Books, Film, Theatre, Music Concert.

Analysis –News and Newspaper

10.00

Features Meaning, Types -News and Human Interest Features, Feature Syndicates.

Writing – Article and  Feature

10.00

Freelance Writing, Micro level Media, Citizen Journalism, 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Saxena, Dr. Ambrish – Fundamentals of Reporting and Editing, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
  2. Kamath, M.V. Professional Journalism, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
  3. Lewis, James. The Active Reporter. Press Institute of India, New Delhi.
  4. Kamath, M.V., The Journalist’s Handbook. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
  5. MacDougall, Curtis D., Interpretative Reporting, Macmillan, New York.
  6. A Manual for News Agency Reporters, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

 

Academic Year: 
2014-2015 [2]

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