ADVANCED REPORTING

Semester: III
Sub Code: MAJ T 302
Credits: 4
Hours/Wk: 4
Total Hrs: 60
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Unit-I
Advance Reporting
1.1 Concept of Advanced Reporting.
1.2 Regular Reporting and Exclusive Reporting.
1.3 What is Scoop? How to Hunt a Scoop?
1.4 Scoop for Advance Reporting.

Unit-II
Political and Legislative Reporting
2.1 Understanding of Political Trends and Political Parties.
2.2 Conducting Political Interview.
2.3 Legislative Reporting (Parliament, Assembly and Local Bodies)
2.4 Reporting of Rural, Other Autonomous Bodies, Bodies – Panchayat

Unit-III
Financial Reporting
3.1 Critical Understanding of Economic Forces and Corporate World.
3.2 How to Write a Budget Story?
3.3 How to Analyse Company Reports and Balance sheets?
3.4 Critical Understanding of Linkages between Political and Economic Reporting.
3.5 Comparative Study of Financial News Paper and Magazines.

Unit-IV
General Understanding of Art Cultural and Sport Reporting
4.1 How to Report Cultural Events (Drama, Music, Dance etc).
4.2 Difference between Cultural Reporting and Review Articles.
4.3 Film Coverage.
4.4 General Introduction of Sports Journalism.
4.5 How to Report Cricket, Football, Hockey, Athletics and Tennis Events

Unit-V
Crime Reporting
5.1 Basics of Investigative Reporting.
5.2 How to Cover a Crime Incident.
5.3 Analytical Coverage of Crime.
5.4 Comparative Understanding of Rural-Urban Crime pattern.
5.5 Court Reporting.

Reference Books:
• How to Excel in Business Journalism, R.J. Venkateswaran, Sterling Publishers Private Ltd.
• Financial and Economical Journalism, Analysis Interpretation and Reporting, Kriseh Donald, New York university.