About the course

Program Name: Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Digital Media) (BAJDM)
Course Name: News Writing and Editing
Course Code: BNM-024
Semester-2
Description: This course provides comprehensive knowledge in news writing and editing, equipping learners with the skills needed to communicate news stories effectively. From mastering the principles of effective writing to understanding the nuances of news formats, participants will gain valuable insights into journalism. With a focus on both traditional and digital platforms, this course emphasizes the importance of accuracy, ethics, and storytelling in news reporting and editing.

Key Highlights:

• Learn the basic principles of effective writing
• Explore different types of reporting and news formats
• Develop skills in writing leads, headlines, and news reports
• Understand the role of digital tools and multimedia journalism in news reporting
• Gain insights into newsroom operations and organizational structures

What you will learn:

• Explain the basic principles of effective writing
  Discover the key elements of impactful writing and the techniques used to engage readers.
• Understand the fundamentals of news writing
  Learn how to structure news articles, write compelling leads and headlines, and effectively use sources and online research.
• Enumerate the core concepts of news editing
  Explore the techniques and skills required for editing news stories, including newsroom operations and organizational structures

Block-1 Writing Skills: Unit 1: Writing: Process and Methods, Unit 2: Effective writing, Unit 3: Changing concepts of News?
Block-2 News Writing: Unit 4: Writing a News Report, Unit 5: Types of Reporting, Unit 6: Writing Leads and Headlines, Unit 7: Sources, Online Research, and Maths for Reporters,
Block-3 Nuances of News Formats: Unit 8: Digital Tools for Journalists, Unit 9: Story formats and storytelling, Unit 10: Multimedia Journalism, Unit 11: Ethics in Reporting
Block-4 Editing: Unit 12: Editing, Unit 13: Newsroom operations, Unit 14: Organisational Structures of news organizations.