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A Comprehensive Internship ReportCampus Bulletin

Ìnternship Report

An internship is a unique aspect of education that integrates study with planned

and supervised career-related work experience. Students are involved as non-

paid internees receiving academic credit for work.

Internship is to train the internees to prepare themselves for challenging tasks in

the future. It provides the students with a great understanding for career

demands and qualifications.

As a part of the course it allows students to understand the connection between

what is studied and how it is applied in practical work. It enhances the students

knowledge and views.

At the department of Journalism and Mass Communication there is an

opportunity for internship which is of two months duration. During this specified

time internees need to complete internship program. It is compulsory to submit

the report on exact date before viva.

For the last few years it has been made optional for the journalism students to

opt for internship in any media organization.

A student has two options either to go for research or to do internship as a

degree requirement.

After having as two months training at any chosen media organization the

students are then required to submit a 30-40 pages report mainly based on their

work experience in field during the internship period. The selection for the subject

depends on students’ requirement.

As a student of Journalism and Mass Communication department I was told to

choose any organization for internship as a subject.

I have discussed with the editor of the Campus Bulletin a fortnightly newspaper

that I wanted to do my internship in reporting section to improve my reporting

skill.

He approved my application and I was selected as an internee of Campus

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Peshawar

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`Bulletin to work in reporting section.

Internship Institution

Campus Bulletin

I have started my internship programme in Campus Bulletin, an a fort

nightly newspaper which is published form Journalism and Mass Communication

department under the editorship of Mr. Faizullah Jan, lecturer at journalism

department.

The objective of the Campus Bulletin is to inform the community about various

curricular, co-curricular and non-curricular activities taking place on the

campus. .Another major purpose is to enhance the reporting and editing skills of

the students in various sections so that to prepare them for future professional

responsibilities.

There are many section in Campus Bulletin Every section performs different

functions.

Functions of the various sections

Reporting section

Reporting section is the most important section in Campus Bulletin newspaper. In

this section a reporter covers a particular happening in all its aspects for his

newspaper.

He provides raw material where the editors after its news validity send it to the

editing section for publishing in the newspaper.

Editing section

In the subediting section the subeditor’s desk is the center of the newspaper. It is

the center around which all activities of the newspaper production is decided.

The basic duty of the subeditor in this section is to control the use of news. He Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

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`has to choose enough for filling in the pages on a given dateline.

Duration of Internship Program

The time period or duration which is specified or fixed for internship work

depends on the requirements of every media or institution. The training period in

various departments varies from two months to eight weeks depending on their

required tasks.

Our internship in Campus Bulletin is based on two months practical work for the

student of Journalism and Mass Communication. In the internship training

program the internees of their relevant organization are required to familiarize

themselves with the guidelines and principles of report writing.

They must know how many kinds of reports are there. They must first of all

understand who the audiences of their report are. They must learn how to

compose better their reports. It must be clear understandable and must contain

valuable information. Further it must contain analytical information as well.

As an internee of Campus Bulletin I was asked to perform my assigned tasks in

the given specified time.

Those students who join other media organization, if they showed good

performance then they are appointed as a employer in the concerned

organization if needed.

When as internship a practical training is completed a report is written on it where

students’ mention there performed tasks about the internship program.


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Impact and importance of Campus Bulletin on

community

Campus Bulletin started its publication in December 9, 2005 under the editorship

of Sir Fazallah jan. It is a fortnightly newspaper published in Journalism and

Mass Communication department university of Peshawar.

It contains four major pages with different titles. Students collect stories from their

specific beats, then they compose it before publishing in the newspaper.

Every newspaper serves its function for the welfare of the society; people can get

information through newspaper.

Campus Bulletin was started with the same purpose to have a community new

paper. Campus Bulletin, a community news paper, affects the community in

different dimensions.

The basic purpose of this news paper is to cover the events and to train the

students of Journalism and Mass Communication department in practical field.

It stimulates the energies of the students to work for the development and

improvement of the community. It helps them to establish a platform to discuss

the issues and to find out the solution for it.

It enhances the student’s knowledge and views. It increases the interest of the

students who really wish to become trained journalists ,they are provided a

chance to participate in it.

Campus Bulletin projects the image of the Journalism and Mass Communication

department in the university so that students come to know the importance of

journalism, as they considered it a reliable professional career for themselves.


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Ìt develops harmony in the community to control any propaganda lunched

against it, the basic impact on the community is to provide a research minded

logical minded persons in the field of media communication skills.

It also helps the students to choice the correct path until he/she proved his/her

energies for the improvement of the community. In the other words it streamlines

their potentials.

It produces a number of experienced and qualified workers in the community, as

they offer a chance to evaluate potentials.

It is of great help on pinpointing problems of the community i.e mostly students

and teachers of the university.

Highlighting community problems is just one aspect of its importance.


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Ìmportance of media organization for communityFollowing are the list of the function performed by Campus Bulletin

To inform people:

The Campus Bulletin informs the audience about the developmental activities

that occur in university. It also informs about the functions ,seminars and other

activities in outside universities.

Increase awareness among students:

Campus Bulletin as a community newspaper helps to increase students’

awareness about their organizational environment; it helps them to solve their

problems by themselves.

It also provides opportunity to participate in different activities that occur in

university.

To highlight developmental project:

Campus Bulletin is to highlight all the developmental projects such as building

new educational institutions etc. Through its material one can clearly understand

about the environment of university.

To build confidenceCampus Bulletin helps the internees students of Peshawar university specially

students of Journalism and Mass Communication department.

It builds up confidence and trust among them and prepare them to face the hard Department of Journalism and Mass Communication



`To solve the problems:

Campus Bulletin helps students to think over problems and infuse abilities to

solve it by themselves.

It also provides information for the betterment of community; it is not used for

propaganda purposes.

Capacity building

The campus bulletin offers the students opportunity to build their capacity as

community activists and reform minded members of the community. Through

the bulletin they can express their views on relevant issues and problems. They

can identify the existing problems in the community or in the whole campus to

others and at the same time they can propose ways of solving those problems.


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Ìntroduction to Campus Bulletin

Campus Bulletin, a fortnightly English newspaper is published from journalism

department. Mr Fazullah Jan lecturer at the department at the editor of this

newspaper.

It started its publication on 09 December 2005. Dr. Shahjahn Syed Chairman of

Journalism and Mass Communication is the chief editor of this newspaper.

The purpose of this news paper is to help the newcomers to learn how to write

how to share ideas.

To inform the students of various departments about the developmental activities

accruing in the whole campus.

To project the positive information of all outside the communities, highlights their

problems and suggest solution for it

To enlighten students of journalism to understand the communication problems

of the community.

To develop liberty among the students to say their voice. To increase the

students awareness to keep them in touch with the upcoming events for its

newspaper.

It helps the students to take positive action for the betterment of community.

To provide the element of entertainment is the main purpose of the Campus

Bulletin.

The content of the Campus Bulletin is concerned about the students problems

and developmental activities occur in the university internees are the contributor

s for its material.


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It also provided press releases from different organization. Its news items is free

from commercialism and sensationalism it tires to buildup good image of the

university.

Format of the Campus Bulletin is very simple. It is a tabloid size newspaper

which is half of the size of the standard newspaper it is divided into five columns

it has four pages each and every page contains different contents based on

different issues those issues are mostly concern with the problems of the

students.

The front page of the Campus Bulletin highlights the most significant news items

covered by its own reporters from various departments.

In the inner pages feature type stories are mentioned. Editorials are in third page

and the back page contains the sport news to entertain the readers.

It covers the events with great accuracy and fairness. The news items are free

from commercialism it does not publish advertisement in both sides pictures are

provided to give a good look.

Campus Bulletin is the representative of Peshawar University. It is leader then it

comes in the basic responsibility of the bulletin to truly present the university on

the right track. In this newspaper the students give their comments, views and

opinions about the day today happenings that are occurred in the universities in

the form of features, columns and editorials. Hence we can say that it is the voice

of the students of campus.


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`Policy of the Campus Bulletin newspaper

Since campus Bulletin is a student community newspaper representing and

highlighting student affairs and activities that’s why most of its contents

concentrate on issues and reports relating to students interest.

Also the paper is sponsored by the university of Peshawar administration these

two aspects of the campus Bulletin demands clearly studied objectives of the

paper, and for that matter some specified policy.

1. The primary purpose of the Campus Bulletin is to inform the community

about the ongoing activities and news worthy events taking place on the

campus.

2. Campus Bulletin has to work to create a conducive atmosphere.

3. Campus Bulletin is and will strive to create positive image of the

University of Peshawar within the academic circles of the country.

4. Campus Bulletin deemed it necessary to highlight students problems and

help address such problems

5. Campus Bulletins is bridge between the students and teachers as well as

administration.

6. Campus Bulletin is and will encourage and highlight the achievements of

the students and faculty of the university.

7. Campus Bulletin is and will provide a platform to journalism students to

master their journalistic skills learned in the theory.

8. Campus Bulletin is and will encourage students from other departments of

the University of Peshawar to exhibit their writing skills by contributing

some knowledge based information.

9. Campus Bulletin aims at providing well trained journalist to the local and

national print media.


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What is Community?

Community is not a new concept in human history it is as old as human history

itself. According to new world college dictionary community is a group of people

living together as a smaller unit within a larger one and having interest, work act

in common. It comes into existence by the gathering of people.

Community is a sociological structure of the same people having same feelings

and expectation. It is the name of fellowship and the participation in the selected

group of the people.

Campus Bulletin is the community newspaper. As it is considered a community

newspaper which gained good position in Peshawar University it is called

community newspaper because it builds the concept act local think global among the students.

This news paper helps student to share ideas, information. To increase the

participatory level by exchanging massages.

This newspaper is the main source of providing news and information to the

students and the teachers of the whole campus.

It provides information to make the people of concern areas to participate in

different activities. It structured the idea of participation and fellowship in one

community. It helps the community people to involve in the issues that are

important in their community. It basically creates a new way for each journalist to

do is or her task with full responsibility.


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`Structure of Campus Bulletin

Campus Bulletin is comprised a number of staff members that make up its

organizational structure. The staffs are mainly members of the journalism

department, which contribute to the structure and working of the Campus

Bulletin.

Editorial board

Editorial board is the main section of the Campus Bulletin that handles news raw

material for publishing in the newspaper.

The members working in this section write an article for expressing opinion of its

editor on any issue they projects the policy of newspaper.

Chief Editor

The chief editor of the Campus Bulletin is Mr.Shah Jahan Syed a chairman of the

Journalism and Mass Communication department.

He has a great duty over his shoulders to keep in consideration the activities of

the Campus Bulletin.

His role in making the Campus Bulletin a best place of internship cannot be

denied

EditorA person responsible of the selection of material of news items that is to b e

published in each edition of the newspaper.Mr.fazullah jan is the editor of the


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`Campus Bulletin.

Assistant editor

Assistant editor is a person who assists the editor in the selection of news items

for newspaper.

He plays important role in the formulation of Campus Bulletin, he change with

almost every issue. Sometimes the internee is employed and sometimes the

editor.

Sub editors

After editor another responsible person known as subeditor. His duty is to reads

and writes headlines to the news stories.

He is also supervises the layout and make up of the newspaper, before

published it to Mr.Shahid is the sub editor of this newspaper.

Reporters

Reporter is a person who go form place to place to gather the news for

newspaper

As well as Campus Bulletin news paper is concerned It has included its own staff

reporters who are the students of Journalism and Mass Communication

department. These reporters go and cover the events takes place in university.

Photographers

Photographers are also the internees of the Campus Bulletin who take pictures of

the important event for the newspaper. They can drag the attention of the


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`readers towards its material by proving attractive information along with picture.

Circulations/distribution

Campus Bulletin is circulated in the whole campus after its publication with the

help of its internees or staff assistants. It is the only source for The students and

teachers of various departments to gain information about the developmental

activities occur in other universities. It costs three rupees per page.

Designers

Designers are also considered the internees of the Campus Bulletin. To make a

layout, page makeup, adjust picture etc in the newspaper. Is done by the

internees of the same newspaper. The editor after its designing completed

approved it for publication.


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Structure of Campus Bulletin


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`Reasons for joining Campus Bulletin

Being a student of Journalism and Mass Communication department I was asked

to choose any media organization of my choice for internship program.

I raised the issue to the selection for a media organization with Sir.Inam and my

other \Colleagues. They advised me to join for Campus Bulletin and then

welcomed me with great affection.

As I was interested in Campus Bulletin because its profile and stature me

attracted greatly.

The main reasons of joining the Campus Bulletin was

1 I was much interested to become a good reporter to learn the art of

coverage the stories, Write features, columns I felt that I could do it

through Campus Bulletin.

2 Second reason of joining of Campus Bulletin was that it was comfortable

for me to work and learn from my own teachers as they could provide me

much needed guidance of guidance which is often not provided in other

organization.

3 I usually wanted to have my own stories published in the same

newspaper.

4 I personally wanted to collect stories for Campus Bulletin.

5 Another reason for selecting the institution was I wanted to familiarize

myself with the institution and the updated concepts at use in today’s

media.

6 Newspaper as majority students did not heard before so when I used to

visit different departments then students come to know that I am from

Journalism and Mass Communication department and covering the story

for Campus Bulletin newspaper.

7 Transport problems often stands in the way of working outside for girls it

was difficult for me to work in any organization. I was the student of

morning shift so it was difficult for me to leave my classes.


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Ìnternship task

In addition to gaining great experience, to complete your class room learning

internship program help students to get experience, professional contacts and

set them up for a future in the field they want.

Performing practical training internees of different organization can gain real-life

skills that they can use out in the corporate world.

Journalism Department provides facility to the students to do practical training at

the end of academic session.

After the start of our internship program the in charge of the program called us an

introductory meetings at the department library to discuss the whole procedure

of how to start practical work in our concerned media organization based on two

months or at least six weeks training program.

Through out the internship program we had attempted three meetings in the first

meeting the in charge of the program briefed us to take proper steps for covering

the story.

He informed that each internee must publish at least four to six stories. In the

second meeting we were provided a Campus Bulletin newspaper to write a

review on it.

We were also given an internship report format paper to mention information

about how to write a report and what issues to highlight in the report, the

coverage of the stories along with general hurdles and personal problems which

face during internship at the end suggestion for its improvement.

In final meeting we are told to select a beat of your choice to start the training


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`program. Properly it was also recommended for a student to cover their beats

with full responsibility

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As an internee of Campus Bulletin I told to my in charge that I want to work

without beat because I wanted to observe the environment of various

departments.

Before starting my internship program I was selected for reporting section the in

charge of my program told me that I must familiarize with my duties in the given

period of time my duty was to work as a report for Campus Bulletin.

A reporter is a person who go from place to place and covers all the happenings

occur in university of Peshawar. The reporter must have a strong sense of

responsibility to serve the community in the right direction which leads towards

improved society. A reporter is a person who can dig out the true realities for the

general public. He can make them aware and helps them to take any action in

favor and against it.

The reporter must be free to cover the events and other happening occurred

around him. Our campus Bulletin provides opportunity to every students of

journalism and mass communication who wants to judge himself and herself as a

good reporter in future. Campus Bulletin is a leader for students to come to

understand the entail steps for collection information. To highlight the students

problems is one of the main objectives of the campus Bulletin.


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Assigned Tasks

The eight weeks internship programme is based on students practical work for

achieving the most prestigious degree of master from any university in which the

students prove that potentialities that whether they can face any difficulty in

practical work which would assign to him or her in practical life.

As I earlier said that I was the internee of Campus Bulletin newspaper In this two

months based internship program I considered myself for reporting section.

The in charge of the program assigned me the fallowing tasks.

1 Search for stories.

2 To discuss the story with the supervisor.

3 Handed the story for informal editing to a colleague internee.

4 To submit the story to the editor finally.

Beside this tasks I also given

1. To write a weekly progress report on your performed tasks.

2. To compose the stories in computer.


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Performed TasksPerformed tasks

Internship program is the compulsory subject has a limited time to be

accomplished by the students in any media organization.

In this period of time students have full authority to select any media institution

and no restriction is imposed on them

As a student of Journalism and Mass Communication department I have selected

Campus Bulletin for my internship training. Our eight week Internship in Campus

Bulletin newspaper was started on 23rd January 2008 in Journalism Department.

To start my assigned task the supervisor of our internship programme of the

Campus Bulletin briefed us that how to cover a story, how to make a list of

questions, how to find the relevant sources to collect Information, how to arrange

the points to make a story out of it. He also told us that you must familiarize your

duties, work as a good journalist. Your duty is to cover the occurred events

seminars and functions in the university in order to keep the students and

teachers inform about that happenings. He further explained that every internee

needs to show his or her performed tasks to the supervisor of the program for its

approval.

After understanding clearly I made myself active to cover the story for Campus

Bulletin with full responsibilities.

In the process I always took advice of our supervisor about making a list of

questions. In the end I covered some stories including news stories feature type

stories, article type stories and general stories (related about universities


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àctivities)

Following is the list of the stories

I tried my best to cover the stories with dedication and great zeal during the

internship period. I learned a great deal from every story that I covered, which

added to my knowledge and confidence on every step to the way

In the following lines I have mentioned the names of both published and

unpublished stories

1 World Getting Back to Old Traditions

2 Islamian Brings Laurels From Abroad

3 Advantages of University Education ( an article type story)

4 Hepatitis C on Driving Seat, Seminar Told

5 Eid Melad-un- Nabi Celebration

6 Exhibition in Botany Department

7 News Internship Program in Radio Journalism

8 Central Library

9 Engineering University

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At the begging it was difficult for me but story after story I familiarized with

the process of covering the stories along with this I saw different departments

and its environment then my level of understanding increased and with it the

problems that I faced in the beginning started to dissipate. This also gave me an

opportunity to familiarize myself how to keep contact with people

The most important thing that I want to point out is that I summoned courage to

talk with the people and that relieved my inner fear and anxiety.

This internship training allows me to apply the class room knowledge in the real

life, how to search for the story and work on improving skills. This is why working

for Campus Bulletin stimulated a strong sense of responsibility inside me.

As the purpose of the Campus Bulletin is to focus how to teach the art of

reporting to its internees. to enhance the students of journalism to develop their

writing and communication skills and reporting analysis.


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What is Reporting?Reporting technique:

Reporting is the act of discovery and presentation of something that has

happened. It is an art of gathering of news for the public that occur in daily life. It

is the process where the reporter develops the ideal for the story.

Every media organization has their policies for collection news, news is gathering

and distributed and delivered to public in a verity of ways by number of different

organization or news agencies by their reporters.

Reporters are the foot soldiers of the news world they are the persons how go

from place to place to collect news and situation for his or her recognized

organization. Reporting is not an easy job it requires extreme car in the part of

reporter the reporter needs to understand the technique of accurate reporting it

means that the reporter must care to report that news and pictures accurately

and without distoration.

For reporter it is very important to keep in mind the sense of news value he

should be flexible and decide the focus for writing after he collect the material. he

must begins with a pan for his story developing ,go through his notes and mark

only the information which shows the validity of news a good reporter does not

write a story without a plan. This technique helps reporter to develop their mind.

Reporting depends on nature and subject every reporting is investigative by itself

.covering various kind of reporting depends on the reporters ability and research

technique. Reporting is not only mean to collect the news a process to


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`familiarize the public to understand the circumstances, happenings around them,

reporters try to cover the occurred event in order to inform the pubic through any

media channel to take any action positively and negatively .

Editing technique:

Editing is the process of preparing languages, images or sound for preparation

through correction condensation organization and other modifications a person

who edits is called an editor.To superintend the publication of to revise and prepare for publication, to select,

correct arrange in print media. There are various levels of editorial positions in

publishing ,typically one finds junior editorial assistants reporting to the senior

level editorial managers and directors who themselves report to senior executive.

Editors responsible for project development to find releases.

Organizing and publishing a magazine the top editor may be called editor-in

chief. Those who get the magazine into the hands of readers and subscribers

even have editorial titles are also called circulation editors producing a definite

edition of a newspaper is editor.

Editing is about correcting spelling grammar and matters of house style. a copy

editors in any media either in news paper or electronic have greater and higher

responsibilities which may include the design of pages and the selection of news

stories they are also called subeditors. Editors at newspapers supervise

journalists and improved their work newspaper editing encompasses a variety of

titles and functions; those include copyeditor managing editor news editor

editorial broad executive editor. Technical editing involves reviewing text written

on a technical topic and identifying errors related to the use of language in

general to a specific style guide.

This activity ensures that documentation is of good quality.

Copy editing is the essential work that an editor does to make formatting change Department of Journalism and Mass Communication



ìn magazine and book publishing. His job is to make the copy in clear form. Copy

editing involves correction, spelling, terminology punctuation, and grammatical

errors, adding headers and footers, headlines.

Skills learned in Campus BulletinAs a internee of Campus Bulletin I learnt some skills given bellow

Reporting skill

Reporting is the art, the skill of gathering information for immediate use. It is a

journalistic word for research deals with current events and contemporary issues

and people.

As an internee of Campus Bulletin I was chosen to work as a reporter to get

information about a wide range of events and human activities that occur in

Peshawar University.

Writing about events activities for publication helped me to recognize the

characteristic of news and what gives something news values.

It familiarized me with the basic journalism terminology it enabled me to know the

importance of information. It Simulated my reading and analytical capacity.

Editing skill

Editing is the process of cutting your work down to size and making your writing

fit together.

Along with reporting I also learnt a little bit about editing because after writing

stories we used to exchange them with colleagues for editing and vise versa.

I understood the technique of editing the story on the bases of Check the

grammar, word use. How to use style manuals such as Capitalization, numbers

abbreviations signs and symbols.Department of Journalism and Mass Communication



Ì was given single page report for editing then submitted it with progress report to

the in charge of my training program.

Composing skillBeside reporting and editing I composed few stores of other internees in

computer before published in newspaper. Composing helped me in speeding up

my typing skills I composed my internship program by myself.

Quark xpressCrux express is a soft ware used for designing the layout of Campus

Bulletin. the in charge of our internship program stressed that internees should

familiar themselves with quark xpress but there was only one computer in the

news room which was not enough for all internees to learn along with covering

the stories .I learnt some shortcut keys used in crux express such as

Ctrl+k=deletion

Alt +shift +ctrl=zooming of picture

Ctrl +z=undo

Ctrl+ [=to increase text size

Ctrl=] =for decrease

I also learnt form this internship to judge news values. It helps me to understand

the accurate information which is vital to the development and improvement of

our society.

I am thankful to my teachers for their timely support and corporation and almighty

Allah who enabled me to bring out good performance in internship grogram


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Coverage of My Stories

To cover the story it depends on its nature and subject some stories need

sources some need other requirement to be completed

To have a everlasting effect the story should be attractive it can be done if a

reporter has the ability to understand the news value. He can be considered a

good reporter If he has the knowledge of to show accuracy, balance clarity in his

reporting. These are the basic requirements for covering the stories to inform the

general publics and in the case of campus bulletin to inform (the students and the

faculty members of the university) about it.

As an internee of Campus Bulletin I have covered stories for my internship

training .those stories included article type story general stories (related

Peshawar university news). From each and every event I learnt different

experience.

I covered these stories with great joy. There are limited equipments uses in

Campus Bulletin such as camera reporter card, computer set, flash, internet etc.

I used only reporter card while covering the story because at the beginning the

organizer of the event wanted to see a card. They provided me information by

showing this card I faced problems for receiving this card because it was limited

one.

Second equipment I used that was computer. I composed my stories after


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àpproved from editor.

Explanation of the stories step by stepPublished stories: My first story

My first story was an article type story related

Advantages of University Education

Writing article types stories is a little bit difficult than news stories because it

requires some sources, an authorized person to get the correct information so it

was difficult for me as it was the start of my covering the stories. I wanted to start

from this type of story so I told to the in charge of my program. He agreed and

gave me some sources that could help me in covering the story. The basic aim of

the story was to understand the importance of education which is to draw out

mental faculties, to train the human power of thinking and help them live a

meaningful life. University education has many advantages it develops culture

and turns an educated man into a cultured man. Its purpose is not just to enable

students to earn a good living but to make them better citizens.

With the help of these sources I wrote an article on it. And then submitted it to

the editor for editing on 4th March 2008 before publishing it in the newspaper.

This story was published on 1-15 March 2008 in first issue in a column at the

back page of the Campus Bulletin.

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`MY second story was titled Eid meelad-un-nabi celebrationThis program was held in convocation hall, University of Peshawar in connection

with the 12th Rabi-Ul-Alwal to pay homage to the holy prophet Hazrat Muhammad

(PBUM).Female students of various departments presented naat, darood.

Dr Jamshed Javad was a chief guest at that program. He shared his views with

students that Muslims should follow the foot prints of the prophet (SAWW). He

also urged the students to be honest and dedicate their energies to the progress

of their country and Islam.

I covered this story on 21 March 2008 by my self and attended the function till the

end. After coming to my department I went to my library and tried to make a story

from it. Then I submitted it to the editor on 27th March 2008

On his approval it was published on April 1-15 2008 in one column in the second

issue of Campus Bulletin Biweekly newspaper.

My Third Story

Hepatitis C on Driving Seat Seminar Told:

ON April 3rd 2008 I attended one day seminar held at auditorium of the

pharmacy department. Dr.Amir Ghaffar delivered two hours long lecture on

hepatitis C, how it was dangerous, how people get caught in this disease.

Prevention will help people to get ride of dangerous diseases. He also said that

the numbers of such patients are increasing day by day which is very dangerous.

It is just because of using un boiled water and foodstuff. At the end he

emphasized that water should be boiled before using. After collecting information

I made a story on it and submitted it to the editor on 8TH April 2008.

It was published on 1-15 April 2008 at the back page of the newspaper with two

columns in the second issue of campus Bulletin.

My fourth story:

My Fourth story was about “Islamian Brings Laurels From Aboard” On 14th April


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`2008 after classes were over I asked on of my class fellows if they come to know

about any event, function, seminar let me know. Then one of my friends told me

to go to Islamian College for covering the event as I was without beat and went

there with my friend. When we reached there the event was already over. I did

not have any idea about that event so I went to the administration and asked

them to provide me information, and they were kind enough to help me. This

story was about one of Islamian college lecturer named Rashid Jalal Qureshi. He

became the first higher education commission (HEC)’scholar to complete his

PhD. He did his PhD from university Francois Rabelais de Tours under the HEC

program entitled PhD scholarship for Natural and Basic Sciences, France. He

has been admired for his research work by the director Georges Pirron of

Gestion des programmes. He took part in several other scholarly programs. He

was sent by HEC to France to promote young Pakistani scholars. It was

published in the bi-weekly newspaper on 1-15 May 2008 at the back page with

two columns in the third issue of campus bulletin.

Fifth story

World’s Getting Back to Old Tradition When my three stories were published in Campus Bulletin then one of my class

fellows told me about the event which was to be held at Lincon cornor of the

central library. I went there to attend the event. Students of various departments

had also gathered. This event was about the red feather woman named Lakota,

a well known Native American story teller, who visited Peshawar University on 21

April 2008. The main aim of her visit was to familiarize the students with her

culture and religion. She believes that oral tradition of story telling is one of the

essential elements to establish one’s national identity.

She has told the stories from her ancestors to audience of all ages. These stories

were very interesting for students in the universities of America and Europe. She

introduced her national identity through this medium of story telling and music

performances. She got music award in June 2006 in Hollywood FL and was


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`nominated for ISMA (Indian summer music award) in the spoken word category

in 2004. After attending the event I made a story about it and submitted it on 23

April 2008 to the editor. It was my final story published along with the fourth story

on 1-15 May 2008 in the inner page of the third issue of campus Bulletin,

biweekly newspaper.


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Ùnpublished Stories:Central library: It was an article type story. I covered it with great joy.

Before covering the story I drafted questions properly with the support of my

teacher, who told me that I need to keep some points in mind while covering an

article type story because in such kind of stories one needs to give full

information like the establishment of the central library, its importance, the

number of books etc.

He also provided me some sources for covering the story. On 17 March 2008 I

went to the central library to get permission from the Head of the central library

Mr. ABRAR. I met with him and told about my purpose. He agreed and told me to

come on next day to collect full information about central library. Next day I went

there on 9 o’clock he welcomed me and provided me the answers to my

questions.

He told me that the central library, previously known as center training college

was established in 1951.The foundation of the present building was established

late in 1971.It underwent renovation in 2000,which was completed in September

2001.The present building of the central library is three story building.

He also said that the central library provides services and facilities to the staff

and students. It houses a good collection of valuable and rare books. In

answering my questions he further explained that the central library has been

declared as an official United Nations library which is one of the seven UN

depository libraries. The materials found in library are divided in three categories,

namely print resources, non- print resources other print resources.

At the end, he elaborated the method of issuing books from the central library.

First of all students who want to get books from the central library, they are

required to fill the form provided by office members. It must be signed by the


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`chairman of the library.

This story was not published, because my five stories had already been

completed.

My another unpublished story was about a Farewell party in computer science

department

Farewell party in computer science department was held in Agha khan

auditorium in Journalism and Mass Communication department.

To cover this story, I went to the office of Sir Inam to ask him for providing me a

reporter card. After receiving the card, I went to the auditorium, met with its

organizer to collect the data for my story. After asking all my questions he

provided me full information and then I tried to make a story about it and to

submit it to the editor for editing. This story was not published because of limited

space.

My next story was titled News internship training in radio journalism

One month based news internship is an effective training program introduced in

Journalism Department to make students to know about radio journalism.

As a student of journalism I did this tanning program for one month. It was a

good experience for me and I made three radio programs on different issues and

social problems etc.In this training I learnt the usage of the tape recorder and

doing vox pops from different people, conducting interviews etc.

After completion of my radio training program, I decided to make a story on it. So

for this purpose I discussed with Sir Inam (in charge of my internship

program)that I have a knee interest to write an article on it.He agreed and

advised me to make a list of questions and collect information from the staff

members of the program. He further told me to make a comprehensive story

about it so that it could help the students to understand its importance.

So I prepared myself to cover it. For this purpose I met with Sir Numan (media


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òrganizer) and lecturer of news internship program.

He was kind enough to provide me proper answers to my questions. To make it

more informative, I took some comments from those students who already did it.

Different students elaborated its importance in different ways. After collecting

information I wrote an article on it and handed it over to the editor for editing.

Models Exhibition in Botany department

When I came to know about the exhibition in botany department, I informed the

editor of the Campus Bulletin about it. He told me to collect information from its

organizer as he could provide me the authenticated information. After the classes

were over, I went to the botany department.

This exhibition was held on 26th March 2008 in the University of Peshawar. It was

arranged by students of the final year. To make this exhibition more eventful, the

students expressed messages through models and charts of environmental

pollution. Students of different departments visited the event and took active

participation in it. I also enjoyed the event a lot by observing different models and

charts of the environment pollution. I asked form each organizer of those models

about its purpose and every one explained their views in different ways.

I have colleted some comments from Sonia, a students of psychology

department. She said that she enjoyed the exhibition a lot and said that art work

is a fantastic. Rabia, another student stated that she liked the exhibition

especially because it can provide information related to environmental pollution

and provide incentives for controlling environmental pollution.

Dr.ABRAR was the organizer of this exhibition. After the exhibition ended I met

with him and asked about its purpose.He stated that the main objective of

arranging this exhibition was to raise awareness of the students about

environmental pollution.

This story was about Home Economics arranges competition day

On sixth April 2008 in the college of home economics university of Peshawar an


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ànnual competition day was arranged. I went there to cover the arranged function

presented by the students of the final year. They showed candle making

competition, glass painting competition, flower arranging competition.

Rashia Ghazanawi director of sports was the chief guest on the occasion who

distributed awards among students.

I gathered information from Mis Mumtaz Begam Lecturer of Home Economics

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Conclusion and Suggestion

Campus Bulletin a fortnightly newspaper is published by journalism department.

It is one of the newspaper collected information in accurate manners helps to

bring social welfare.

The newspaper makes students aware about the developmental projects in the

whole campus.

It highlights the achievement of a high profile personality for the university. As an

internee at this organization I would like to give some suggestions for its

improvement.

General problems faced in Campus Bulletin

As an internship program in Campus Bulletin I faced some general problems.

During this specified period of time I observed that other internees are also facing

the same problems.

Following I mentioned a few drawbacks in Campus Bulletin.

Lack of computer set: there is only one computer in the newsroom it was

difficult for all internees to get chance as they were in large number. It was

difficult for each and ever students to work on computer such as compose

the stories, learning about Quark express etc.

Lack of camera: there was only one camera available in Campus Bulletin

it created difficulty for internees to use the camera. Due to shortage of

camera all internees could not take a picture for his/her story. I also faced


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`the same problem while covering one of my story to get a picture I used

my own cell phone camera.

Lack of reporter cards: it was another problem faced by all internees along

with me. Reporter card was issued to the internees of Campus Bulletin to

identify his or her as a reporter before covering the events. Some

internees were provided those cards at the beginning and the rest

remained without cards. Due to lack of this card I could not cover two

stories at the beginning of my internship program.

Late publication: it is published after every fifteen days. Our second edition

published very late due to this internee’s story remained incomplete. It

became difficult for internees to complete their required five to six stories

at least during the internship. Some internees could only publish three to

four stories

These were the general problems face by every internee along with me. Beside

this personally I did not face such series problems but some times I come to face

Shortage of the stories.

Shortage of class time for covering the story.

Number of times other internees had covered the same stores as mine

and therefore my story could not be published.


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1. Limited pages

Campus Bulletin which is a biweekly newspaper consists of four pages which do

not meet the requirement of all the students in one issue.

I would like to suggest that the number of pages should be increased to at least

six from four to accommodate maximum stories.

2. Late publication

Campus Bulletin is published after every 15 days which is very long time for a

publication. A student could hardly meet to complete his or her required stories

in the specified time of internship.

I would like to suggest tat it should be published daily as a regular news paper so

it will meet every students need.

3. Shortage of computer system in newsroom

Shortage of the computer system is other serious problem which cant provide a

chance to the internees of Campus Bulletin to work on it so few students get a

chance to learn page makeup designing etc

I would like to suggest that many more computers network should be provided

in the news room so that each and every internee of the Campus Bulletin could

avail the opportunity of learning the act of editing reporting etc. one by one to

work and compose their own stories.


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`4. Develop interest

Majority of the students it seems, do not take interest in reading Campus Bulletin

so the circles of its readers is very limited to extend the circle of its readers the

paper need to be made more diverse, up-to-date, current, colorful, live and

interesting .

5. To make attractive and colorful

To make more attractive it should be color printed to enhance the computer skills

related designing newspaper format regular classes must be given.


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Evaluation of Internship Program

Internship practical training provides students of graduate and post graduate with

the opportunity to gain professional experience in any field they want.

The ideal internship offers students the opportunity to develop their skills to gain

a deeper understanding of the professional context of subjects which they study

in classes.

Internees are expected to do meaningful work that develops their skills in

research, writing or editing.

Students of journalism begin to consider possible internship institution towards

the end of their final year to receive a degree. At the beginning of internship

students submit a list of preferred media institution to the in charge of internship

program.

An internship committee of staff begins the process of matching interested

students preferences. When the media is selected, timing allowed students to

gain valuable work experience before beginning their career search. In charge of

the internship program evaluate internees’ performance at the end of their

internship period and students evaluate their internship report.

As student of journalism I have chosen practical field to fulfill my desire. For this I


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`started with Campus Bulletin and learnt the art of covering the stories.

After completing my internship program in suggested time I wrote a

comprehensive report on it where I described my performed tasks.

Some general problems which I faced during my internship program are also

mentioned.

Here I want to say that internship training is very important or valuable for those

students who really want to do something in practical field. It defines career-goals

for them. It trains students for the future to have a trained journalists media

managers and communication researchers.

At the end I am winding my report with great thanks to Dr. Shah Jahan Syed a

chairman of Journalism and Mass Communication department for making

Campus Bulletin a possible pace to the students of journalism to gain practical

experience in the required field.


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Glossary of TerminologiesBanner

Technically banner is a page-wide headline running across the entire column at

the top of newspaper front page.

However in general sense a banner refers to the leading of main headline of

newspaper of magazine also called streamer when appeared on inside pages

then called binder.

Bar line

One line headline in a narrow font size.

Blind head

A headline that entices readers without telling about the story also

called teaser.

Byline

Refers to the name of the journalist or author placed at the top of the story,


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àrticle and below the headline of title when appears at the end of such

material then called sign off.

Beat

A specific geographical area of subject assigned to a reporter for regular

coverage for example university beat, police beat it is a reporter’s regular source

of information.

Captions

The caption is usually typed on a slip of a paper and pasted lightly to the back of

the print in the center never type directly on the print as this will usually result in a

Braille-like impression on the front.

The other method is to type the caption on the lower half of a slip of a paper and

to paste it to the bottom of the print from behind so that the caption projects.

This enables the caption to be read without turning over the print and if the

picture editor cares to use the caption as it is written he can just tear off the slip

and send it to the press.

Column

Column is a term which has two different meanings in journalism. column is a

vertical space of a newspaper page ,secondly the term column is also used for a

permanent writing appearing with regular intervals with the name of a writer

columnist column is considered to be a personalized and subjective writing the

columnist is free to give him own opinion it can be written on a variety of subject

from political national and international crises ,social problems etc.


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`Dateline

A word of phrased at the beginning of a newspaper article that gives the date and

place of its origin

Nowadays many newspapers avoid mentioning date in dateline and even name

of the place is omitted in case of city news.

Deadline

A time limit by which news story must reach to the newsroom to insure it’s in time

publication. Reporters must sure to submit their assignment on time.

Daily Newspaper that appear every day or every weekday.

Editorial

Editorial is an assay written on the most urgent issue of the day basic aim is to

bring about conformity between newspaper and its readers it is considered the

show window of the policy of newspaper.

Without editorial newspaper can’t make its history. The survival of newspaper

depends on its editorial page.

Editorial writer is a person who writes editorial he is very conscious toward

localism he is very sensitive person his basic aims is to influence the readers

mind through his arguments he can be written on any topic

Feature

An popular form of journalistic writing found in modern press is called a feature

the feature is similar to a news story in its from but written with more details and


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`presented in a dramatic and personalized fashion it is closer to an investigative

report in the sense that facts are multiplied through research study and

interviews.

Feature is intended to guide inform and entertain even those average readers

who are not capable of grasping the subject through a news items only.

Headline

A headline is text composed display type and placed over an article in a

publication indicating the summary of contents of the article below it. It is a

summary mentioned above the main article or news story normally using present

tense.

InsertionTo insert a word or a letter written a word print it nearly above the line and

indicate its intended position with a bracket a couple of start lines above the line

add a small caret bellow the line to further indicate where the insertion is to be

made

Kicker

A small headline more or less like a teaser above main heading as in a

newspaper or magazine also called eyebrow and highline.

An attractive picture or text used to brighten a page some times at the top of left

column to kick off or start the page.

Masthead

Is also known as flag it is a formal statement regarding the name location and

other information about a newspaper of magazine such as motto name of editor

publisher and printer.

Masthead usually appears on editorial page above the man editorial


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`Magazine:A periodical then a daily newspaper may appear weekly biweekly monthly

quarterly of even yearly. Magazine generally has covers and binding containing

articles news stories commentaries pictures and advertisements and other such

material. There are news magazines ports magazine fashion magazine literary

magazine.

News story

News story is a systematically presented report about an event situation of

general interest.

Stet

If you have for example drawn a line trough a word to delete it and then changed

your mind there u are editing mark to undo your change you can write in the word

stet above the unwanted correction.

Stet means” let it stand” circle it of course to indicate that it is and instruction no

part of the copy.

Subhead

Also known crosshead small heading usually of one or two words within a body

text in large size then the body type.

Slug Slug is a word or phrase given at the each copy sheet by reporters or news

agency to help sub-editors identify and classify new stories. Slugs are no

retained in the composed text. Also a mental strip used for spacing purposes.

Called catchline.

Stylebook


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À list of spellings capitalization punctuations given to ensure that editors and

reporters follow one and the same style and hence attain consistency in the

publication broadcast stylebook includes a pronunciation key as well.

Subbing Putting editing symbols in text of books newspaper thus making it ready for

printing.


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