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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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Ten Terms A Journalist
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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Ten Terms A Journalist
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