Syllabus

Course Code: XI    Course Name: Editing

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1  Need and purpose for editing
 Principle of editing
 Organization and operation of the newsroom of a daily newspaper, duties of Sub editor, News editor, chief sub editor and editor in chief in a news organization
2  Intro: purpose and kinds
 Headline and its types
 Headline significance and function
 Introduction to typography
 Style sheet
 Translation
 Proof reading
 Editing and designing on computer
 Selection and editing photos
 Cropping and caption writing
3  Newspaper production- principles of design
 Newspaper makeup
 Design elements
 Front page, editorial page, colour page, special pullouts and supplements
 Graphics and illustration production for newspaper
 Magazine production- layout and design
4  Structure and function of web portal
 Web team members
 Basic structure of HTML
 Creation of web page
 Hyperlinks
 Editing on line stories
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