BJMC Guru (Journalism & Mass Communication) Study Materials

 What is News Room, Output Desk & Input Desk - Importance of News Room NEWS ROOM The place where journalists, producers, editors and other stuff work together to gather or collect news that is published in newspapers, online articles, magazines, or is broadcasted on radio, television is a News Room.  It consists of two types:- 1. Output Desk (News Desk) 2. Input Desk (Assignment Desk) OUTPUT DESK 1. It is also known as News Desk 2. All the desk-oriented job descriptions such as related to computer are part of this outlet. 3.  It helps in the development of the news. 4.  It includes the department known as “run-down”.  5.  This desk researches, create productions and help in deciding news priorities ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF OUTPUT DESK  1. RUNDOWN - A rundown is a timeline or playbook for a radio or live TV show - ​ It is the blueprint of ideas/information on which a specific show is decided. - ​ It is made by run-down producers. Person...

Newsworthiness - What Elements Makes a Story News Worthy? There are certain elements that makes a news story news worthy, that means something that people would love to know about and it interests them and impacts their life. Stories that are news worthy enough are only reported mainly in the newspaper (there may be some exceptions and it depends on the people reading it too). * Location is very important, something that is happening nearby will make a better news than something that is happening at other place, say another state or country. A person living in Delhi would love to know more about what's happening in Delhi than at Mumbai. It depends on the geographical area the audience is present at, that's why even national newspapers has separate sections for audience's city. It impacts the audience more and hence their reading interests. * Something that the  audience is more familiar with will make a better news, like person, place or event than something it i...

Study Notes for Print Journalism & Mass Communication Some topics will be discussed by me here, not in detail or briefly explained but concept wise as study notes for examinations/tests of BJMC students. So let's begin! Q1 - What is Mass Communication? Mass Communication: Mass Comm is sending messages to a large number of people by various means like newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, internet etc. Q2 - What is Print Media? Print Media: It is part of Mass Media (Mass Communication) where communication to large number of people is done by printed means like newspapers, magazines, journals, holdings, banners, billboards etc. Q3 - What is Print Journalism? Print Journalism is the profession of Print Media where gathering, editing and reporting of news and events is done on printed means and then presented to large masses of people. Q4 - What is Feature Writing? Feature Writing is writing about a feature story that is quite different from a general story. The writ...

What is Journalism? Sources of News and Qualities of a Journalist Journalism in simple words is collecting or obtaining various news event stories happening over the world and distributing or presenting them to the masses of people. In other words it is a business of timely knowledge, the business of obtaining the necessary facts and evaluating them carefully or presenting them fully to the people. Journalism is derived from the French word "Journee" which means day of work and it indicates the collection and periodical publication of current news and events of the business of managing, writing and editing for journals or newspapers, magazines etc. The qualities of a Journalist are: - News Sense (Connecting the story you are reporting to the readers and have proper sense on what you are reporting) - Clarity and Objectives - Accuracy (How accurate you are with your news report) - Alertness/Nose for News (Should always be alert and skill for discovering things to r...