BJMC Guru (Journalism & Mass Communication) Study Materials

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...

Newspaper Production - How it's BASICALLY done. Ever wondered how a newspaper that you read is made? It goes through a lot of process done by so many people before it reaches you on regular basis and even though it's getting less popular as other forms of media are taking over, particularly Digital Media. It is still made and read at a large number. There is a quite huge production that is done for a newspaper and everything is well planned in advance so that the production goes smoothly and provide you the best filtered content. Ofcourse the very first thing that is done for producing a newspaper is gathering of news and various newspaper happening around and it is done by various editors, photographers, interviewers, reporters, and other people. All the news gathered is reported to the newspaper agency and then rest of the process is made. News can be local, around state or nationwide and there are various newspapers too based on it. Like some newspapers deliver onl...

Departments of the Newspaper (Print Journalism) Basically there are 6 departments of the Newspaper which helps in editing, circulating, marketing etc. so that the newspapers can properly reach to the masses. They are: 1. Editorial Department - Helps in gathering news from various sources - Research about those news and properly editing them - Is pretty much responsible for everything that we see in the newspaper other than advertising - Makes sure that the news is reader-friendly and accurate 2. Circulation Department - Makes sure that the newspaper is properly circulated to the different regions and areas. - Keeps record of the subscribers, handle renewals of the newspaper and notifying them for renewals - They basically take care of everything when the newspaper is printed and is ready to deliver 3. Marketing/Advertising Department - Responsible for the marketing of the newspaper to the public and increase the reach of the newspaper - Provide advertisements in ...