Semester 2

Editing and Language Proficiency
Operation of the news room
Editing and the desk job
Tools of Editing
Language ; Usages and common errors
Page planning and page making
DTP, IMS, Quark Express, Photo Shop

Reporting
Generating story ideas
Working on beats
Sources of news
Specialised reporting: Politics, Parliament, Election,
Business, Crime, Education, Local Bodies, Sports,Lifestyle,Science
Regional Journalism, Civic Journalism
Interpretative, Investigative and Development Journalism

Media Laws and Ethics
Article 19 1 (A)
Defamation
Parliamentary Privileges
Contempt of Court
Right to Information
IPC
Official Secrecy Act
Copyright
Press and Books Registration Act
Cable TV Act
Press Council Act
Cyber Laws
Ethics: Press Council, Ombudsman, and Press Commissions
Sting Operations, Right to Privacy and Right to Reply