MCM311 Handouts Lectures 1-45

LECTURE-1

Introduction to News Reporting

The students of journalism or mass communication must know the basic terminologies which are being used by the professionals. Before proceeding further lets discuss them first.

JOURNALISM

• Journalism or News …..is described to be the first draft of history.
• Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, it also includes the process of editing and presenting the news on print and electronic media.
• Material written for publication in a newspaper or magazine or for broadcast.
• The collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts.
• Written material of current interest or wide popular appeal.
• Collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary and feature materials through media such as pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, radio, film, television, and books.

JOURNALIST

• A journalist is one whose occupation is journalism.
• A journalist collects and disseminates information about current events, people, trends, and issues. His or her work is acknowledged as journalism.
• A person who writes for Newspaper or Magazine or prepare news to be broadcast on Radio or Television.

NEWS MEDIA

• The news media refers to the section of the mass media that focuses on presenting current news to the public. These include print media, broadcast media and increasingly internet based media.

NEWS

• Any information on current events relayed by print, broadcast or world of mouth to a third party or mass audience is a news.

NEWS CONTENTS

• Commonly, news contain the information about who, what, when, where, why and how of an event.
• No special talent is required to recognize conventional news, when they occur.
• Political changes, natural and man made disaster, special upheavals unusual crimes notable trails………. all speak themselves
• Distinguish journalist has an ability to identify the newsworthy elements of these happening.
• Always ask your self how valuable is this news for target audience
• Get close to the grassroots to get original and first hand material

CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Current Affairs is explanation and analysis of current events, conflicts and policy matters.
• Current Affairs are also called follow up of events of current happenings.
• Information alone can not build your opinion, you need to know more about the latest happenings.

COLUMN

• A vertical division of a news paper page or text is called column.
• Regular section of a newspaper or magazine on a particular subject or by a particular person is also called column.
• Upright pillar supporting an arch of upper structure.
• Line of people and deep formation of troop is also called column.

ARTICLE

• A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine by a person to give his point of view on a subject in a separate paragraph is called an article.

EDITORIAL

• A newspaper view on a topical issue.
• Editorial depicts the policy of newspaper on a particular issue.

MEDIA TOOLS

• Print (Newspaper)
• Television
• Radio
• Fax
• Telephone/ Cell Phone
• Web and Internet etc.

INTERNET

• Internet is one of the greatest invention of the 20th century
• It is an online addiction
• Remarkable communication
• No scheduled broadcast
• Shaping new world culture
• Net culture (its own language of self-description)
• It provides freedom and access