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    UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

    B.A. DEGREE COURSE IN ENGLISH


    SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2020-2021

    Title of the
    Elective BEN-DSE1A: INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
    Course
    Category of Year & Semester Credits Subject Code
    the Course
    Third Year & Fifth Semester 5

    Hours: 75

    Objectives: To introduce the basic concepts in Journalism and give a knowledge about the
    various aspects and latest developments in the field of Journalism
    To give inputs that help identify skills suitable for aspiring a career in
    Journalism

    Course UNIT 1: Introduction


    Components 1.1 Introduction to Journalism
    1.2 History of Journalism in India
    1.3 Principles and Ethics of Journalism
    1.4 Freedom of Press and threats to Press Freedom
    UNIT 2:Press Laws and News Organizations
    2.1 Press Laws – Defamation, Libel, Contempt of Court, Slander, Copyright
    Laws, Press Regulation Act, Press Registration Act, Law of Privileges
    2.2 News Agencies
    2.3 Press Council of India
    2.4 Press Information Bureau
    UNIT 3: Reporting News and Layout
    3.1 Reporting and Types of Reporting
    3.2 Role of a Reporter
    3.3 Editing
    3.4 Duties of an Editor
    3.5 Headlines, Editorial, Feature , Personal Column, Reviews, Interviews and
    Press Conferences
    3.6 Make-up of a newspaper, Layout of the Newspaper
    3.7 Advertisement -Types, Techniques and Social Responsibility
    UNIT 4: Electronic and New Media
    4.1 Electronic Media
    4.2 Television, Radio
    4.3 Social Media, Importance of Media
    4.4 Types of Social Medial like Blog, Twitter etc
    4.5 Ethics and Social Responsibilities of New Media

    BEN-DSE1A
    UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
    B.A. DEGREE COURSE IN ENGLISH
    SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2020-2021

    UNIT 5 : Application Oriented Project (For Internship)


    5.1 DTP (Desk Top Publishing)
    5.2 Usage of tools related to Copy Writing
    5.3 Digital Story Telling- Image,Text,Audio,Video
    5.4 Basics of using Overleaf (Online Latex Editor)
    5.5 Adobe Photoshop Elements, Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud)
    (Note: Unit 5 is not to be included for testing in the End Semester external examination)
    Learning By the end of the course, the students will be able to
    Outcomes:  trace the history of journalism in India and discuss the aspects of Press and its
    governing principles
     assess the various components of a newspaper
     analyse the importance of news agencies, advertisements, Photographic
    Journalism, and News Media
     evaluate the elements of reporting in the print, radio, television, and online
    platforms
     utilize their content writing, editing, and proof reading skills for freelance
    employment
     consider journalism as a career.

    Prescribed Texts and Web Sources


    i)Hasan Seema, Mass Communication: Principles and Concepts, (2nd Edition), CBS Publishers and
    Distributors,2016
    ii)Kumar, J.Keval, Mass Communication in India, Jaico,1994
    1.1 https://www.britannica.com/topic/journalism
    1.2 https://editorsguild.in/history-of-journalism/
    1.3 https://ethicaljournalismnetwork.org/who-we-are/5-principles-of-journalism
    1.3 https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
    1.4 http://www.newsmediauk.org/Current-Topics/Press-Freedom

    2.1 http://www.legalserviceindia.com/articles/media.htm
    2.2 https://www.britannica.com/topic/news-agency
    2.3 https://www.britannica.com/topic/news-agency
    2.4 https://pib.gov.in/indexd.aspx

    3.1 https://www.owlgen.in/discuss-different-types-of-reporting-in-journalism/
    3.2 https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/white-papers/characteristics-effective-
    accountability-journalists/
    3.4 https://www.thoughtco.com/a-look-at-what-different-kinds-of-editors-2073645

    4.1 http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=80844
    4.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PveVwQhNnq8&vl=en
    4.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihnUg0_eS8Q
    4.4 https://www.yakketyyak.com/how-to-write-for-different-social-media-platforms/

    BEN-DSE1A
    UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
    B.A. DEGREE COURSE IN ENGLISH
    SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2020-2021

    BOOKS & WEB SOURCES FOR FURTHER REFERENCE


     Herbert John, Practising Global Journalism, Routledge,2000
     J.K. Singh Modern Journalism, Issues and Trends, A.P.H Publishing Corporators, New Delhi.
    2009.Print
     Ahuja .B.N &S.S.Chhabra. Principles and Techniques of Journalism. Delhi: Surjeet Publications,
    1995. Print.
     Kamath. M.V.Professional Journalism.Mumbai:UBS Publishers Distribution Ltd,2000. Print.
     Parthasarthy Rangaswamy. Basics of Journalism. New Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd, 2006. Print.
     Jan. R. Hakemulder, Fay Ac. D. Jonge, P.P. Singh. News Reporting and Editing. New Delhi:
    Anmol Publications, 1998. Print.
     Puri. G.K. Journalism. New Delhi: Sudha Publication (P) Ltd, 1994. Print.
     Online Journalism – Reporting,Writing and Editing for New Media – Richard Craig
     Broadcast News Handbook – Writing, Reporting, Producing in a converging Media - C.A.
    Juggle,Forrest Carr and Suzanne Huffman
     Writing for the media- Sunny Thomas
     The Language of New Media –Lev Manovich
     Blogging for beginners: Learn how to start and maintain a successful blog the simple way –
    Terence Lawfield
     NPTEL: Career in Journalism by Srinivasan Ramani, Deputy National Editor, The Hindu
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1hhz7nmstc

    RECOMMENDED MOOC
     NPTEL :Text,Textuality and Digital Media
    https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109/102/109102156/
     COURSERA: Become a Journalist: University of Michigan, Berkeley via edX
    https://www.coursera.org/specializations/become-a-journalist
     COURSERA: Writing for Social Media: University of California, Berkeley via edX
    https://www.classcentral.com/course/edx-writing-for-social-media-10284
     CANVAS : English for Journalism
    https://www.canvas.net/browse/fhi/courses/english-for-journalism

    TED TALKS
     https://www.ted.com/talks/bob_woodward_what_i_learned_investigating_nixon
     Social Media- A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Social media.
    https://www.ted.com/topics/social+media
     Why Social Media is reimagining our Future by Bryan Kramer
    https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_kramer_why_social_media_is_reimagining_our_future

    BEN-DSE1A

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