Syllabus of B.J.M.C (Print Media Reporting)

Semester-III (C-XI) Print Media-I (Reporting)

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, Definations

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, Power Point 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.