SUBJECT: DIGITAL JOURNAL                       COURSE CODE:6208

DESCRIPTION

The main objective of the course is to prepare future journalists in accordance with today's newsroom requirement where the online and digital platforms are as important as traditional print or broadcast platforms . Students will learn the latest trends in multimedia storytelling and production . Learn how to use digital tools to collect audio ,still photographs,video,text and graphics to accurately tell a story for online distribution . Apply online publishing skills to disseminate work .

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Through this subject students will learn the latest trends in multimedia storytelling and production . Learn how to use digital tools to collect audio ,still photographs,video,text and graphics to accurately tell a story for online distribution . Apply online publishing skills to disseminate work 

 

 

COURSE CONTENT

Introduction, Significance of web, Introduction and overview traditional journalism and the Web, Journalism

IMPORTANCE, NEED AND CHARACTERISTICS

WEB AS TOOL FOR JOURNALISTS, How the web is replacing other media and where web stands amongst New Media, how web is the future of journalism

Writing for web, News story structure, inverted pyramid & 5Ws, Writing lively and tightly, editing web text, Esthetic elements for web

Characteristics of web journalism

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION     

GATE KEEPING THEORY

Creating the web, developing your website, creating the website

Contents for News website: News stories, features & blogs, headline/ lead & summar

Storyboard Features for news websites               

Introduction to Blogs, writing blogs, writing for twitter                  

Introduction to Digital Radio and Digital Television and Basic setup for digital Radio/Television    

 Cyber Laws, ethics for web journalism,                

 Digital distribution systems and copyright issues              

Important terminologies and web storytelling                   

Prospects and challenges of digital journalism

SUGGESTED BOOKS:

Athique, Adrian, (2013). Digital Media & Society: an Introduction, 1st edition, Cambridge, polity.

Felder,. Lynda (2015). Writing for the Web: Creating Compelling Web Content Using Words, Pictures, and Sound,

Paulussen, Steve (2012).  Handbook of Global Online Journalism (1). Wiley-Blackwell Quinn, S. and Filak, V. (2014). Convergent journalism: An Introduction, Rutledge                 

WEEK PLAN

WEEK-1 introduction, Significance of web, Introduction and overview traditional journalism and the Web, Journalism

JAN2-

WEEK-2 IMPORTANCE, NEED AND CHARACTERISTICS

 
WEEK-3 WEB AS TOOL FOR JOURNALISTS, How the web is replacing other media and where web stands amongst New Media, how web is the future of journalism  
WEEK-4 Writing for web, News story structure, inverted pyramid & 5Ws, Writing lively and tightly, editing web text, Esthetic elements for web  

WEEK-5 Characteristics of web journalism

 
WEEK-6 DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION  
WEEK-7 GATE KEEPING THEORY  
WEEK-8 Creating the web, developing your website, creating the website  
WEEK-9                                 MID-TERM EXAMINATION  
Week-10 Contents for News website: News stories, features & blogs, headline/ lead & summar  
WEEK-11 Storyboard Features for news websites  
WEEK-12 Introduction to Blogs, writing blogs, writing for twitter     
WEEK-13 Introduction to Digital Radio and Digital Television and Basic setup for digital Radio/Television  
 WEEK-14 Cyber Laws, ethics for web journalism,                 
WEEK-15 Digital distribution systems and copyright issues  
WEEK-16Important terminologies and web storytelling                 
WEEK-17 Prospects and challenges of digital journalism  
WEEK-18                               FINAL-TERM EXAMINATION  

                               

                         

 

TIMINGS

DAY                                        SELF SUPPORT                                                

Monday                             3:30pm to 5:00pm                                                       

Tuesday                            3:30pm to 5:00pm  

            CLASS: MAII (SELF SUPPORT)

IMPORTANT DATES

START DATE: 02.03.2020

END DATE: 05.06.2020

PRE REQUISITION

There are no pre requisitions.

 

EVALUATION CRITERIA 

20 SESSIONSL (10 ATTENDANCE, 5 ASSIGNMENTS , 5 PRESENTATION)

30 MID TERM

50 FINAL

 

 RULES AND REGULATION

75% attendance is a must

Assignment would not be acceptable after due date .

Originality of work would be ensured in case of assignments.

In group presentation,group members have to divide the sub topics in consultation with the teacher

 

 

                                                                                                       

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