Syllabus

Course Code: BAMC 205    Course Name: Basics of Editing (Theory)

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Editing: concept, definition and its significance
Principles of Editing
Hierarchy of Editorial staff in a newspaper
Role of News Editor, Chief Sub Editor and Copy Editor
2 News Editing : Copy writing, copy selection, story structure
Writing intro and importance of intro in a story
Writing headlines and importance of headlines in a story
Characteristics of a good copy
3 Design: meaning and significance
Elements of design
Principles of design
Concept and Utility of Dummy
Photo selection, photo cropping and writing caption
4 Software for designing Newspaper
Quark-tools and applications
In design-tools and applications
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