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SEMESTER-1 READINGS: INTRODUCTION OF JOURNALISM
Unit I- Understanding News
Ingredients of news
Links:
https://www.owlgen.in/discuss-about-ingredients-of-the-news/
News: Meaning,
definition, nature
Links:
http://studylecturenotes.com/what-is-news-meaning-definition-and-sources-of-news/
The news process:
from the event to the reader (how news is carried from event to reader)
Links:
https://processofwritingnews.wordpress.com/chapter-two-turning-information-into-news/
Attribution,
on-record, off-the record, embargo
Links:
https://www.thenewsmanual.net/Manuals%20Volume%201/volume1_09.htm\
https://www.thoughtco.com/attribution-when-writing-news-stories-2074313\
https://rethinkmedia.org/blog/on-record-off-record-on-background-and-not-attribution-explained
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/off-the-record-on-background-and-not-for-attribution-2295934
https://publicrelationssydney.com.au/embargoes-what-are-they-and-when-to-use-them-2/
https://university-relations.umn.edu/blog/2018/08/31/what%E2%80%99s-news-embargo
Verification,
balance, fairness, brevity, dateline, credit line and byline
Links:
Unit II -
Different forms of print-A historical perspective
Yellow journalism
Links:
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-yellow-journalism.html
Penny press, tabloid
press
Links:
https://www.thoughtco.com/penny-press-definition-1773293
Language of news-
Robert Gunning: Principles of clear writing
Rudolf Flesch
formula- skills to write news
Links -
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~wstarbuc/Writing/Flesch.htm
https://marketbusinessnews.com/financial-glossary/flesch-formula/amp/
https://academic.udayton.edu/cmm330/Topics/9_Lectures&Guides/Writing/GunningsTen.htm
https://www.trindent.com/ten-principles-of-clear-statements-for-business-writing
Unit III -
Understanding the structure and construction of news
Links:
https://www.slideshare.net/Brett509/organizing-a-news-story
http://www.uvm.edu/~jbrown7/envjournalism/principles%20of%20news%20and%20newswriting.html
https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/a-simple-sure-fire-way-to-create-great-content-the-5-w-the-h/
https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-structure-an-article-the-inverted-pyramid-8fa0c165fcae
https://www.digitalthirdcoast.com/blog/values-content-newsworthy
https://ethicaljournalismnetwork.org/who-we-are/5-principles-of-journalism
https://www.thenewsmanual.net/Manuals%20Volume%203/volume3_59.htm
https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/Brett509/organizing-a-news-story
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-structure-news-stories-2074332
https://www.thoughtco.com/journalists-questions-5-ws-and-h-1691205
http://www.journogyan.com/2017/03/news-writing-five-ws-and-one-h.html?m=1
https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/stratcommwriting/chapter/inverted-pyramid-style/
Criteria for
newsworthiness, principles of news selection
Links:
https://www.sourcebottle.com/blog/WHAT-DOES-NEWSWORTHY-MEAN-AND-WHY-DOES-IT-MATTER
http://www.uvm.edu/~jbrown7/envjournalism/principles%20of%20news%20and%20newswriting.html
https://blogs.setonhill.edu/Journalism/2007/11/chris-ulicne-test-handout-60.html
https://ethicaljournalismnetwork.org/who-we-are/5-principles-of-journalism
Use of
archives, sources of news, use of internet
Links:
https://uwm.edu/speakersbureau/presentations/the-importance-of-records-and-archives-in-society/
http://studylecturenotes.com/source-of-news-in-journalism-radio-tv-newspapers-magazines/
https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/shalinipandey77985/ppt-final-31794762
Unit IV –
Different mediums-a comparison
Language and
principles of writing on different media platforms
Links:
Basic differences
between the print, electronic and online journalism, Citizen Journalism
Links:
https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-print-and-electronic-media.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/citizen-journalism
https://blogs.setonhill.edu/Journalism/2007/11/chris-ulicne-test-handout-60.html
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/2386/citizen-journalism
https://yourstory.com/mystory/online-journalism
Unit V- Role of
Media in a democracy
Responsibility to
Society
Links:
Press and
Democracy
Links: https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/democracy-and-press
https://opentextbc.ca/mediastudies101/chapter/media-and-democracy/
Contemporary debates
and issues relating to media
Links:
https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/media-issues
https://study.com/academy/lesson/contemporary-journalism-its-role-in-society.html
https://www.abci.in/article-media-ethics.htm
Paid news
Links:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paid_news_in_India
Ethics in journalism
Links:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism_ethics_and_standards
https://ethicaljournalismnetwork.org/resources/publications/ethical-journalism/journalism-ethics
https://thescrbblr.in/20304-2/
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