Television aur Apradh Patrakarita

Title: Television aur Apradh Patrakarita
Author: Vartika Nanda
Publisher: Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
ISBN: 81-87481-03-X
Year: 2005
Pages: 212
Price: Rs. 175/-

Book Description:

Television aur Apradh Patrakarita (published in 2005 by IIMC) was Vartika Nanda’s token of gratitude to her Alma Mater and was written during author’s association with IIMC as Associate Professor, Radio & Television between 2003 to 2006. This book is aimed at the needs of journalism students, especially living in small towns. This book was released by Shri P.K. Tripathi (IAS), Director, IIMC, at the IIMC auditorium in 2005.

This book received the Bhartendu Harish Chandra Award from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in 2007. These awards are given to promote original writings in Hindi on journalism and mass communication

This book is now part of the reading list in five Central Universities in India and is widely discussed in academic circles. This is also treated as a reference book for MA in some universities.

This book deals with 7 important areas pertaining to Television reporting, especially Crime. These are:
– News media and crime reporting
– Role of crime reporter
– Developing sources
– Vocabulary of newsroom
– Television news writing
– Production and techniques
– Interview, Press Conference and Anchoring

While working on this book, a thorough research was done on the availability of media related books in the market and the syllabus of all the major media institutes in India. Thus, it fulfills the crucial academic needs of both students and practitioners.