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Journalism A pen is mightier than a sword

A Presentation byPalaash TiwariRoll Number M10040Media PG1


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The NewspaperThe NewspaperThe NewspaperThe Newspaper

What makes A NewspaperWhat makes A Newspaper


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The Departments

Advertising Editorial

Production Circulation


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General Principles in a

Newspaper

News Editing: Process by which information on

current affairs is presented to readers in an

entertaining way for their enlightenment

Readers Requirements: What the Reader is interestedin as a member of Society. How to give it to him is the

problem of the newspaper

Basic Responsibilities: Advertisement, Circulation &

Readership. Each of these functions are correlated


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The Senior Editorial

HierarchyEditorial Director

Editor

Editor-in-Chief

Managing Editor

Asst. Editors /News Editor

Dy. N. Editor

Features Editors


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The Senior Hierarchy Managing Editor

Reports to the Editor and is de-facto editor in the absence of editor

News Editor

Overall responsibility of the News Desk. Decides the news content forthe day

Features Editor

Handles a news section of a newspaper


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Editor

Responsible foreverythingthatis printed

Responsible forEditorial Department Lays down policy forthe editorial staff

Largely shapes the image ofthe newspaper

Assigns topics and events tobe covered

Assigns topics to AssistantEditors foreditorials

Commissionarticles

Decides how stories willbe laidout forpublishing

Considers submissions forinclusion from freelance journalists, photographersandillustrators


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Editorial Reflects the newspapers stand on the

important events of the day

It can support, criticize or analyze Editorials indicate whether newspaper

is pro or anti-government

Editorial comprises Leader & Sub-leaders


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Assistant Editor Writes editorials assigned by the editor

Runs the newspaper in the absence of the

editor Number depends on the size of the paper

Assistant editors look after a section/page of the paper Editorial/Letters/Literary / Arts / Sports

Top elite? Cream of the newspaper?


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News Editor The eyes & ears of the Editor

Conscience keeper of the Editor

Organizes News Collection and NewsServices

Odds are always against NE

Cannot miss a story

Ensure an error free story and deadlines

Answerable for omitting any news,irrespective of space


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Being On The Ball Track errors; Do not rely on readers or wait for

them to call. Research shows readers make noteof errors but sometimes don't bother to call in

with them Publishes prompt corrections of all factual

errors, mistakes and inaccuracies. The paper should be prepared to correct even

little calendar mistakes that effect as few asfive people

Make corrections detailed enough to beunderstandable - repeat the error in thecorrection to remind readers of what the story

was about


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Ten Terms A Journalist

Must Know 1. Lede

The first sentence of a hard-news story; asuccinct summary of the storys main point.

2. Inverted Pyramid The model used to describe how a news story isstructured. It means the heaviest or mostimportant news goes at the top of the story,and the lightest, or least important, goes atthe bottom.

3. Copy The content of a news article.


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Must Know 4. Beat

To cover a particular area or topic, such ascops, courts or city council.

5. Byline The name of a news story's author, usually

put at the start of the article. 6. Dateline

The city from which a news storyoriginates, usually placed at the start ofthe story

7. Source Anyone you interview for a news story


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Must know 8. Anonymous Source

A source who does not want to be

identified in a news story. 9. Attribute

To tell readers where the information in anews story comes from.

10. Morgue A newspapers library of clippings of old

articles

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