Syllabus
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Course Code: VIII Course Name: Radio Journalism |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Invention and development of radio Strength and weaknesses of the medium Sound recording and editing, skills of a radio news reporter: developing sources, gathering news Anchoring and news reading skills: general awareness, presence of mind; clarity, diction, pronunciation etc. |
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| 2 | Characteristics of radio writing style: simple, conversational style; norms regarding use of
adjectives, adverbs, numerals etc. Writing radio news: rewriting news to suit brevity and clarity in radio news Editing news, types of leads; function of headlines in a news bulletin, writing headlines for radio news |
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| 3 | Types of bulletins Editing news for different Bulletins Using voice-dispatches and other elements in a bulletin Sequencing, updating etc. News updates and reports Newsreel etc |
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| 4 | Types: interview for news gathering, Vox-pop Structuring interview Programmes: personality, informative, issue based Skills of an interviewer: personality, language, knowledge, curiosity, communication skills; research Interview; from planning to production. Overview of all programme formats fiction, non-fiction/news base, entertainment |
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