Mahi Adlakha
The college curriculum encircles the professional understanding of students, and this is especially true for journalistic students like us. The course for BA (Hons) Journalism includes a number of topics of profound importance. Introduction to Journalism (Semester 1) and Reporting for Editing and Print (Semester 2) create nuanced fields of professional and insightful learnings in a classroom. These are essential for any student pursuing journalism.
IOJ stands for Introduction to Journalism. It is part of the core curriculum of Semester 1 for journalism students. The paper is introductory and welcoming in nature and hence justifies its name. The course starts with an introduction of news, criteria for news selection, and news worthiness. It also covers the crucial elements of news. A student’s knowledge on journalism as a field widens with the explanation of different kinds of journalism such as citizen journalism, mobile journalism, digital journalism etc. All in all, this core paper guides and establishes a basic journalistic understanding of the field in students. These basic elements, later form the stepping stone which may prepare one for the professional arena.
REP’ stands for Reporting for Editing and Print. It is part of the core curriculum of Semester 2, First Year for the journalism students. The subject provides knowledge related to reporting. Firstly, it covers the meaning, technical considerations, and ethical consideration crucial in a reporting field. A thorough study of the different kinds of beats is given. Secondly, it allows the student to dive deeper into the experience with specialised topics devoted to editing techniques. The world of print and its features such as headlines, editorials, opinion pieces, news pictures and the like are explained.
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