ADD ON ADVANCED DIPLOMA

B.A (JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION)

(SESSION 2013, 2014 & 2015)

NEWS WRITING AND REPORTING

Max. Marks : 100 Theory : 80 Marks

Pass Marks 35% Viva : 20 Marks
Time Allowed : 3 hrs.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

The question paper will consist of five sections : A,B,C,D and E. Sections A,B,C and D will
have two questions from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 15 marks each. Section
E will consist of 10 short-answer type questions which will cover the entire syllabus uniformly and
will carry 20 marks in all. Each question will carry two marks.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES

Candidates are required to attempt one question each from the sections A,B,C and D of the
question paper and the entire section E.

SECTION-A

- News : Definitions, Elements, Types and News value

- News gathering techniques, News Sources
- Parts of News : Lead and Body;
- Various types of leads
- News writing styles
- Translation.

SECTION-B

- Major beats (Crime, Parliament, sports, Health, Education, science)

- Press brief
- Press Conference
- Press release
- Press note
- Scoops and Exclusives

SECTION-C

- Role of Computer and Mobile in News gathering, reporting and transmission

- Difference between Journalistic and literary writings
- News agencies (PTI, UNI, Reuters, AFP, AP);
- Online Reporting

SECTION-D
- Essentials of good Reporting
- Qualities of a Reporter
- Types of Reporting
- Functions and responsibilities of a reporter in Democracy
- Online Reporting
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Note : Viva will be taken by the experts from the Department of Journalism and Mass
Communication, Punjabi University, Patiala.

SUGGESTED READINGS
1. News reporting and editing : K.M. Srivastava, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi
2. Modern news reporting : Care H. Warren, Harper, New York
3. Mass Communication & Journalism : D.S. Mehta, Allied Publishers, Ltd. New Delhi
in India
4. Mass Communication Theory & : Diwakar Sharma, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd.,
Practice in the 21st Century New Delhi
5. Sanchar : Ed. Harjinder Walia, Bhupinder Batra