Week from 4th August 2025
Subject: Introduction to Journalism
Teacher - Vartika Nanda
Topic Covered: Definition of News
Discussed the meaning and various interpretations of "News"
Comparing definitions from different scholars and media organizations.
Emphasized that news should inform, educate, and sometimes entertain.
In-Class Task
Write a 200-word descriptive piece on “Your First Day of College”
Deadline: 12:40 AM, 4th August 2025
Assignment Details
Write 5 Best Possible Definitions of News
Research and Write on the Nature of News
Write About the Ingredients of News
Students who were allotted the respective topic by ma’am-:
Name of the students
Topic alloted
Nibedita and Samya
News: meaning, definition and nature; Ingredients of news
Students who volunteered for the particular topics-:
Name of the students
Topic
Avira and Khushi - The news process
Geet- Yellow journalism
Aadhya - Embargo
Name of the Student - Agrima and Ayushi
Topic - Hard news and Soft news
Week from 11th August
Topics to be discussed
Definition of News
Nature of News
Ingredients of News
Hard News and Soft News
Weekly report
Assignment 1 (Describe in 200 words about your first day in college)
Assignment 2 (Write in 100 words that what you have understood in hard news and soft news)
Verification of News
Assignment - Note about verification in 50 words
Assignment - What is the amount of verification that we witness on social media platforms
Week from 18th August
Topic Covered:
Discussed the meaning of, and differences between Hard and Soft news
Components of news and explanation of each component
Explanation of Embargo with examples
Topics to be Covered in the next class:
Attribution
Balance and fairness
Brevity
Responsibilities assigned:
Document on balance and fairness
Riya Singh and Priya
Structure of ‘use of internet’
Vedika and Shreya
Assignment Details
1. Write about hard and soft news in not less than 200 words in your notebook. Deadline- 21 August 2025
2. Write an essay on components of news, and include as many pointers as possible. Deadline- 25 August 2025
Practical Assignment Details
The class was divided into two groups:
Group 1:
LEADERS: Nibedita and Chandrani
Create a handwritten newspaper with major focus on photographs and journalism
Must not exceed 4 pages and can be made on A4/A3 sheets
Group 2:
LEADERS: Shagun and Priya
Create a handwritten newspaper with major focus on hard and soft news
Must not exceed 4 pages and can be made on A4/A3 sheets
Duration- 1 month
Week from 25 August
Responsibilities Assigned:
Chandrani - Brevity and Attribution
Priya and Riya - Balance and Fairness
*Week: 8 September 2025-14 September 2025*
*Topics Covered: *
- Language of News- Robert Gunning
*Assignments: *
1. Write a summary of your understanding of the reading on ‘Sources of News’, in 100 words.
(Deadline: 12 September 2025)
*Test:*
Test on 15 September 2025, on the following topics:
1. Ingredients of News
2. Hard News vs. Soft News
3. Verification and Embargo
4. Attribution
5. Brevity
6. 5 Ws and 1 H
*Week: 15 September 2025-22 September 2025*
*Test Conducted on: *
1. Ingredients of News
2. Hard News vs. Soft News
3. Verification and Embargo
4. Attribution
5. Brevity
6. 5 Ws and 1 H
*Checking of Test done on 19 September 2025*
*Week: 22 September 2025 - 29 September 2025*
*Topics Covered in Class: *
1. Sources of News
2. Press Information Bureau
3. Discussion of Answer Scripts
*Deadlines Announced: *
1. Submission of Assignments- October 27, 2025
2. Final Test- November 3, 2025
Practical Class (Group 2) Assignment:
Create a document of research on Sources of News (led by Priya and Riya).
*Weekly Test- September 29, 2025*
_Syllabus:_
1. Sources of News
2. Press Information Bureau
3. Primary and Secondary Sources
4. Language of News- Robert Gunning
5. Balance and Fairness
*Weekly Report: 29 September 2025 - 3 October 2025*
*Assignments Given:*
1. Write a letter to your 10 year older future self, preferably with an emphasis on LSR.
2. Research on the use of archives in print media
3. Write about your understanding of Language of News
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