Course Title:    Feature Column & Editorial Writing                Spring 2020

Course Code:  COMS 306                                                      Credit Hours: 3

Instructor:        Tariq Nawaz                                                    Email: [email protected]

Objectives

The course is designed to develop writing skills of the students for advanced journalistic writing like, editorial, column, feature, book reviews, Radio, TV programmes review. It would enable students to differentiate among various types of newspaper writings apart from the news. This course is also planned to train the students in such a way that they should learn the basic techniques and principles for these writings.

Learning Outcomes

  • To understand basics of Feature Column & Editorial
  • To understand   the role of feature Column & Editorial for opinion making
  •  To understand importance of editorial policy
  • To develop the practical skills of  students for writing Feature Column & Editorial

Readings

1. Brenneck Clark. Magazine Article Writing, New York.

2. Drewry J. E. 1951. Book Reviewing. Boston Macmillan Co.

3. Hohenberg J. The Professional Journalist.

4. Reddick D. C. 1949. Modern Feature Writing. New York.

5. Waldrap. 1955. Editor and Editorial Writing A. G. Rinhart and Co.

6. Shafiq Jalandari. Feature Nigari.

7. Shafiq Jalandari. Kalam Naweesi

8. Miskeen Ali Hijazi. Idaria Naweesi.

9. Harry W. Stone cipher. 1979. Editorial & Persuasive Writing:

Opinion Functions of the News Media: Humanistic Studies in the

Communication Arts. Hastings House Publishing.

10. William L.Rivers.1988. Writing Opinion. Reviews. Iowa StatePr;1

11. Bruce Garrison. 2004. Professional Feature Writing: Lea’s

Communication series. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 4thed.

12. Campbell, B. Titchener. 1988. Reviewing the Arts:

Communication Textbook Series. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc. Inc.

13. Charlotte Digregorio.1993.You can be a columnist: Writing and Selling your way to prestige. Civetta Press.

14.Feature Column & Editorial Writing by Virtual University Pakistan

CONTENTS

1. The Editorial

a. Definition of Editorial

b. Its purpose, importance and forms

c. Functions of Editorial

d. The Techniques of Editorial writing

e. The contents of editorial page

f. The editorial page in Pakistan and its standard.

g. Difference between editorial, column and feature

h. Analyzing the media policy through editorials

i. Writing practice

 

2. Feature Writing

a. Definition, Concept and Scope of Feature

b. Types of Feature

c. Sources for the material

d. Feature Writing Technique

e. The importance of Pictorial Display in features.

3. Column Writing

a. Definition and Concept

b. Functions of a Column

c. Types of Column

d. Role of Columnist in society.

e. Practical Column Writing
COURSE SCHEDULE

 

Ser

Topics and Readings

Dates

1.

a. Definition of Editorial

b. Its purpose, importance and forms

c. Functions of Editorial

d. The Techniques of Editorial writing

Week 1

2.

e. The contents of editorial page

f. The editorial page in Pakistan and its standard.

Writing Practice

Week 2

3.

g. Difference between editorial, column and feature

h. Analyzing the media policy through editorials

 Writing practice

Week 3

4.

a. Definition and Concept of Column

Practical Column Writing

Week 4

5.

b. Functions of a Column

Week 5

6.

c. Types of Column

Week 6

7.

Practical Column Writing

Week 7

8.

Presentation

Week 8

9.

MID-TERM EXAM SPRING-2020

Week 9

10.

d. Role of Columnist in society.

 e. Qualities of a Columnist

Week 10

11.

Practical Column Writing

Week 11

12.

a. Definition, Concept and Scope of Feature

Week 12

13.

b. Types of Feature

Week 13

14.

c. Sources for the material

Week 14

15.

d. Feature Writing Technique

Week 15

16.

e. The importance of Pictorial Display in features.

Practical Feature Writing

Week 16

17.

Practical Feature Writing

Week 17

16.

PRESENTATION

Week 18

17.

TERMINAL EXAM

Week 19

 

 

Pre-requisite

Students should have basic knowledge of Media and its contents.

 

Important Dates

Start Date 13-01-2020                                                                        End Date 08-05-2020

1st Assignment            week 05                                               2nd Assignment Week 13

Time Table

thursday  11:00  to  12:30

Friday      10:30  to  12:00

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional:

Presentation: 10

Attendance: 5

Assignment: 5 

Mid-Term: 30

Final exam: 50

RULES AND REGULATIONS

 80 % class attendance is a must.

 Assignments would not be accepted after the due date.

 Originality of work would be ensured in case of assignments.

 In group presentations, group members have to divide the sub-topics in consultation

    With the teacher.

Course Material