Syllabus
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Course Code: BAMC 201 Course Name: News Writing (Theory) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Concept, Definitions and Elements of News Functions of News News values Qualities of News:Truth, Objectivity, Diversity, Plurality, Credibility |
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| 2 | Principles of news writing News : structure and content Difference between news writing and other forms of media writing Various types of news writing styles Headlines: Types and Importance Types of Intro, Writing intro |
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| 3 | Types of News stories: Hard News, Soft News Article writing, Feature writing Writing Backgrounder, News Analysis News Writing based on Interviews |
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| 4 | Skills for Online Writing News Writing for: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Blog writing |
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