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...

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...

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...

There was decline of Newspapers and now There's decline of TV usage There was a time when Newspapers were the only and main form of media for providing all the information, events, news happening around the world. People were totally depended on it to keep in touch with the world then around the 1950s TV started getting popular around the world and it's usage kept on increasing. Radio became popular too and now people started loving the TV for all the media purposes like entertainment, news etc. At the early 21st century before Internet came into existence around the world people were more dependent on the Television to know about the world and mainly for entertainment purposes and news. Usage of newspapers just kept on declining and is still happening as other mediums of media are getting popular. Then came the Internet and as it got popular everything started changing. Radio, TV, Newspaper, Magazines, etc. all came into one medium which is the Internet and the rise of Soci...

Role of Media in Our Life and Today's World! Media in simple words is the medium through which communication is done to the masses of people for sharing information on what is happening around the world. There is another term called "Mass Media" which means the media technologies that is used to reach the masses of people (large number of people) for giving info about political news, lifestyle, entertainment, social activities, news events etc. We can't imagine our life without being interacted to media now. It's everywhere and is the source through which we get to know about what is happening around our society and the world. It all started when Newspapers started getting published to make people aware about the things happening around. It is also the cheapest source of media and has been there since the 17th century. Even the most remote areas with poor living conditions have access to newspapers so that they can know about what is happening around the world ...

Types of Leads in a News Story (Journalism) Lead can be defined as the paragraph which we see in the starting of a news story. A well written lead tells about the news story in a few words and the reader gets the idea of it. The lead must be accurate, short and crisp and it should make people continue read the news story. It shall include 5Ws and 1 H. The 5Ws are Who, When, Why, Where and How and H is How (Not necessarily all). A good journalist should know how to make a great lead to attract people to read their news stories. It should not be too long and should be kept in simple words, people should not get confused and it also must be honestly and accurately written. It is written in usually 20 - 35 words and not in more than 40 words. 5 types of Leads are: a) Descriptive Lead - Written in an inverted pyramid format or news format. - It basically starts the article by giving description about the person, place or even in detail. b) Quotation Lead - Includes a quote o...

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 ...

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...

What is Soft News & Hard News - Difference between Soft News and Hard News in Simple Language. Soft News and Hard News are the terms that are very often used in Journalism, both Print Journalism and Digital Journalism. They both are the types of news that are served to the people. In simple words Soft News are the type of news that is basically related to Entertainment, Lifestyle, Art, Tourism, Daily Sports, Fitness, Culture etc. which doesn't impact masses of people's daily lifestyle. It often relates to people's personal lives. You can also say that in Soft News the background information of Hard News is provided. Soft News is the opposite of Hard News. Soft News is generally less important than the Hard News but attracts more people. It is because people like to read these types of News more, like reading a movie review or knowing about an upcoming smartphone or about a tourist place. They are human-interest type stories. While Hard News is something that ...

Various Types of Media (Print, Electronic, Digital and Traditional Media) There are mainly three types of media today which is prevalent today but I am counting Traditional media as well. I will be talking about the various sources of medias here. There are 4 types of Media listed here which are: 1. Print Media 2. Electronic Media 3. Digital Media 4. Traditional Media PRINT MEDIA In Print Media we have: * Newspaper * Magazines * Holdings * Banners * Billboards * Posters, Voucher, Pamphlet etc. Print Media is basically media sharing on printed materials ELECTRONIC MEDIA In Electronic Media we have: * Radio * TV (Television) * Internet * CD/DVD etc. Electronic media are basically media that takes advantage of electricity. DIGITAL MEDIA Digital Media has: * Social Media * Websites * Search Engine * Blogs, Vlogs, Online Video Streaming * Mobile Apps and basically everything that is available digitally in forms of media and on the Internet. TRADI...