Topics covered in 2nd semester BS-II
*.1. News writing
*.2. Article writing
*.3. sub-editing / Editing
*.4. Headline
*.5. writing in news paper style
* 6. beat reporting
*.7. Feature writing
*.8. lay out
*.9.profile
*.10. covering different types of stories
*.11. Review
Plus four assignments
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Tentative course outline 2nd semester
Course Information Class: BS (Hon) Part-II Second Semester 2016
Course No & title: MC 422 -News writing (Theory and practice)
Syllabus: This is in continuation of MC 421. The course is designed to develop writing skills of the students for advance journalistic writing Topics to be covered:
1. Revision,
2. How news is written
3. Beat reporting: a) How beats are covered b) Major beats
4. Covering different types of stories (Press conference and public speech reporting, Covering clash, protest, Political Reporting; Crime and Legal affairs Reporting; Public affairs Reporting; Human Interest Stories; Business Reporting; Science Reporting, Sports Reporting; Film Reporting; Environment and Human Rights; Practical
5. Article: Definition, different from other genre, Practical
6. Feature: a) Definition, Concept and Scope of Feature b) Types of Feature c) Sources for the material, d) Feature Writing Technique e) The importance of Pictorial Display in features. Practical of writing feature
7. Profile: describing personality, Practical of writing profile
8. Writing in newspaper style
9. Sub Editing, Proof Reading, Practical
10. Column: a) Definition and Concept, b) Functions of a Column, c)Types of Columns. d) Role of Columnist in society. e) Practical Column Writing, comparison of different columns Practical
11. Headline, types and writing headlines of different stories...........
12.Writing in Newspaper style, Practical..
13. Review: a) What is review, b) Difference between review and criticism. c) The purpose of Review writing, d) The techniques of review writing, e) Book Review, f) Film Review, g) Music Review; Review of Television Programmes. Practical of writing review
14. Layout and make up: Make up techniques, Basic principles of page makeup c. Different kinds of make up Prioritizing the importance of News from a given set of Headlines, asserting reasons.
15. The Editorial: a. Definition of Editorial b. Its purpose,importance and forms c. Functions of Editorial, d. The Techniques of Editorial writing, e. The contents of editorial page f. The editorial page in Pakistan and its standard. Practical
Note: ....Three more topics will be added
Text books: i) John Hohenberg: The Professional Journalist, Publisher:Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc ii) Julian Adams, Kenneth Startton:Press Time, Publisher: Prentice Hall, Inc New Jersey iii) Earl English.Clarence Hach, Scholastic Journalism, IOWA State University Press Supplementary reading: 1) Ken Metzler: Newsgathering, Prentice- Hall,Inc Englewood 2) Julian Harriss & others: The complete Reporter,Macmillan Publishing Company, New York
Department of Media & Communication Studies
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
