Course outline BS Part-III -1

Proposed Course outline Class: BS Part-III

 MC 505: Newspaper Production (Theory and Practice)     Credit hours: 04

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 Initial work: 1) Selection of Editors for Laboratory publication and group formation

 2) Allotments of beats 3) Approval of outline for writing pieces 4) Approval of outline for writing pieces

1. Lecture Contents of Newspaper: News page, City Page, inside pages, Editorial page

 Illustrations, Entertainment contents, utility contents

2. Public service contents, paid contents

3. Types, format and size of newspapers

4. Comparative study of newspapers

5. How to produce a newspaper

6. Comparative study of newspapers – Practical (in groups)

7. Basics of pre-production

8. Staff organization, job descriptions

 9. How newspaper works

 10. Work-flow routines and practice exercises

 11 . News Judgment, how to work on a story

 12. News gathering and reporting (beat reporting), Ethics

 13 . Developing, Evaluating and Handling sources

14 . Interview, Article, Book and Film Review 

15. Profile, Feature

 16. Preparing copy for production:

17. Editing, composing

 18. In-depth reporting

19. Proof reading

20. Pasting, Layout

21. Creating Sharp-Looking Pages: Catch Readers' Attention

 22. Newspaper sources (reporters, news agencies, monitoring, Press releases, handouts)

 23. Cartoons, Photos, Selection, captions

24. Where to Find Story Ideas:

 25. Writing Eye-Catching Headlines-

 26. Battling bias: Preventing a perception of media bias starts in the newsroom

 27. Handling different stories: Covering Public meeting, Seminars, Workshops, conferences

 28. Press conference, Exhibition, festival

29.  Clash, Accident, Disaster, tragedy

30. Type setting and fonts

 31. How to Get Press Access

32.  Cost of production and revenue

 33. Post production: Distribution,

 34. Internship Groups formation & Preparation

 35. Final Assignment: