Broadcast and Online Journalism

Broadcast and Online Journalism

1 Radio – a sound medium

  1. Radio Technology and Growth
  2. Characteristics of Radio
  3. Elements of Radio
  4. Audience
  5. Sound Effects in Radio Programmes
  6. Music in Radio Programmes
  7. The Role of Script in Radio Programmes
  8. Strengths and Weaknesses of Radio
  9. Looking at the Future

2 Writing for radio

  1. Radio Writing โ€“ Challenges of the Medium
  2. Basic Elements of Radio
  3. Difference between Language of Print and Radio
  4. Radio Writing for Different Radio Formats
  5. Radio Writing โ€“ Broad Categories of Programmes
  6. Identifying the Listeners
  7. Research for a Script
  8. Attractive Beginning

3 News gathering process for radio

  1. The History of Radio Journalism
  2. The New Role of Radio and its Responsibilities
  3. Changing Technology and its Impact on Radio
  4. All India Radio and News
  5. News Gathering
  6. Principles of Reporting

4 News production

  1. What is News
  2. News Formats
  3. News Production (News Bulletins)
  4. Language Bulletin
  5. External Broadcast

5 Presentation techniques

  1. What is Presentation
  2. Categories of Presenters
  3. Requirements for a Presenter
  4. Script for Presentation
  5. Voice Training for Presentation
  6. Styles of Presentation
  7. Doโ€™s and Donโ€™ts While Presenting a Programme

6 Television- an audio-visual medium

  1. Television as a Medium
  2. Components of TV: Audio and Visual
  3. TV – Is it an Idiot Box?
  4. Is Television Part of Our Life?
  5. Television Mass: Are They Zombified?
  6. Who is Watching Whom?
  7. Strengths and Limitations of Television
  8. The Journey of Indian Television
  9. Television in the Era of New Media

7 Writing for television

  1. Television News Stories
  2. Stages of Television News
  3. Writing for Television News
  4. How to Write an Anchor-Package
  5. Writing News Feature and Documentary

8 Television news

  1. History of Television News
  2. What is News for Television?
  3. Characteristics
  4. Production of Television News
  5. Role of Television News

9 Content production for television

  1. Production for Television
  2. Producing News Programmes
  3. Important Elements of TV News Programmes
  4. Production Team

10 Presentation techniques

  1. Television News Presenters: Essential Qualities
  2. Anchoring for Different Types of Programmes
  3. Writing Anchor Script
  4. Challenges for a TV News Anchor

11 Basics elements of online journalism

  1. Understanding Online Journalism
  2. Characteristics of Online Journalism
  3. Reporting for Online News Media
  4. Profile of Online Journalists
  5. Trends in Online Journalism
  6. Online Journalism in India
  7. Social Media for Online Journalism

12 Writing for online media

  1. Features and Characteristics of Online Writing
  2. Types of Online Media Writing
  3. The Syntax of Online Writing
  4. Platform-based Online Media Writing
  5. SEO-based Online Media Writing
  6. Fact-Checking While Writing

13 Online newsroom setup

  1. Online Newsroom Setup: Features and Characteristics
  2. Online Newsroom: Teamwork
  3. Online News Work Flow
  4. Online Content Management System (CMS): The Back-end
  5. Recent Trends
  6. Readerships Reach-out and Response Measurement

14 Content production – online media

  1. Content Creation for News Websites
  2. Content Creation for Blog
  3. Content Creation for Mobile Communication
  4. Basics of Video Production for Web News
  5. Audio for Web
  6. Flash Journalism Production Techniques
  7. Navigation and Site Design

15 Production of news website

  1. Basics of News Website Management
  2. Types and Methods of Website Creation
  3. Creating News Website – HTML Method
  4. Creating News Website – CMS Method
  5. Alternative Methods of News Website Creation