DIGITAL JOURNALISM

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