Print Media-I (Reporting) Syllabus

Print Media-I (Reporting)

M.M.100 (Ext. 75, Int. 25)

Objective: This course aims to familiarize and provide knowledge of Reporting in Print Journalism. Other aim of this course is to introduce about News, Qualities of Reporter and various kinds of reporting e.g. Crime Reporting, Parliamentary Reporting, Court Reporting, investigative reporting etc.

Unit-I

News: Meaning, Definitions

Elements and Types of News News Value

Selection of News Objectivity of News

 

Unit-II

News Reporter: Reporting Skills Types of Reporters

News Gathering: News Beat News Sources

Qualities and Responsibilities of Reporter

Unit-III

News Writing Basics: Structure of News Story Inverted Pyramid Style and Other Styles

Lead, Types of Lead, Intro Interviewing

Difference between News Writing and Fiction Writing

Unit-IV

General Reporting: Crime, Accidents, Calamities, Local-self Government and Civic Affairs, Mofussil

Specialized Reporting: Parliamentary, Court, Defense, Business, Sports, Political Investigative

 

Pedagogy: Teaching will include - Lectures, PowerPoint presentations, Seminars, Workshops, Discussion of recent articles in media. Student’s participation in discussions and seminars. Practical exercises of News Reporting will be encouraged and will be essential part of teaching

 

Books Recommended:

Harimohan, Joshi Shankar

1995 : Khoji Patrakarita, New Delhi, Taxshila Publication (1st edt.) Srivastava, K.M.

2003: News Reporting and Editing, Delhi, Starline Publication Flemming and Hemmingway

2005, An Introduction to Journalism , New Delhi, Vistaar Publications Sharma, Seema

2005: Journalism Reporting , New Delhi, Anmol Publication (1st edt.) Puri, Manohar

2006: Art of Reporting, New Delhi, Pragan Publication Tripathi, RC

2013: Patrakarita ke sidhant, New Delhi, Naman Prakashan Palanithurai,G

2008, Dynamics of New Panchayati Raj System on India, New Delhi, Concept Publishing Co.