News Reporting, Journalistic Writing and Editing

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This book is based on newspaper reporting, journalistic writing and editing besides the main components of a news report-the body and the lead. The news items that appear in newspapers are also called news stories.

In literature stories may not have their basis in actual events, but a news story is always based on facts. History is also based on facts but it deals with things of the past while news stories are on current events. Further, a news story is normally written in inverted pyramid style, that is, the most important facts come first followed by other facts in order of significance.

The inverted pyramid style has developed in journalism over the years. It helps the readers who don't have enough time to read the whole story. It also helps sub-editors who can easily discards as much of the story from the tail without affecting readability.

The Book titled "News Reporting, Journalistic Writing and Editing" has been brought out with the main objective of enlightening the readers regarding the latest trends in news reporting, news collection, news writing and editing with a view to making the print as well as the electronic medic most user friendly.

We are sure that this book will be quite useful to the students of Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC) and of Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC) besides researchers under going M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degree programmes.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Akshay Kumar Nayak

Prof. (Dr.) Akshay Kumar Nayak, Director, School of Computer Sciences, Indian Institute of Business Management, Patna has authored 22 books and 78 technical papers in magazines and journals in the areas of computer science and information technology. He is the former National Chairman (Data Security), Computer Society of India and associated with more than 20 technical and professional bodies in different capacities. He has been associated with 35 universities and institutes of national and international repute for the purpose of academic evaluation. He has organized many national and international conferences and seminars and associated as the expert member of many Government and statutory Bodies. He has been recently felicitated by the Prime Minister of India during the Indian Science Congress.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pushpendra P. Singh

Prof. Pushpendra P. Singh has been teaching journalism and mass communication for the last 15 years at Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal. He has been editing different journals and encyclopaedic volumes on media management besides advising many national and regional newspapers with a view to enabling them to reach the grassroot levels. Prof. Singh has the credit of leading the team of young and bright students of journalism and mass communication for taking them to different newspaper establishments all over the country for ensuring training to the students in the areas of news agency journalism, news reporting, page making, newspaper management, film and radio / TV production, electronic media etc.

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Title
News Reporting, Journalistic Writing and Editing
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788171392940
Length
viii+252p., Bibliography; Index; 22cm.
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