Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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The proposed course intends to cover the following topics: news gathering and verifying, interviewing, news writing techniques and style; structuring stories; reporting speech and opinions; collecting evidence and data; selecting newsworthy topics; ethics and conventions; presenting copy. Practical aspects of reporting include: crime and courts; local government and state parliament; social issues such as health, education and the environment; entertainment and the arts; business and finance
The proposed course is planned to provide students in-depth knowledge of radio as a tool of mass communication generally and an audio source of dissemination of news particularly with its authentic sound effects, brief and clear messages going through the phases of pre-production, production and post-production.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Have a mature level of appreciation of radio news, current affairs and documentary formats, structures and styles.
- Demonstrate practical skills in news gathering and production for radio, including research and scriptwriting; interviewing and post-production editing, presentation and compilation.
- Critically analyse broadcasting''''''''''''''''s social/ethical dimensions, and to its role as a mixed-genre of information and entertainment.
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Course Calendar
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3
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Objectives of broadcasting in Pakistan
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Assignment
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6
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News values and elements of news
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7
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Measuring the importance of news & Types of News
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Quiz 1
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8
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Types of news stories I
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9
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Types of news stories II
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10
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Types of news stories III
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11
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Types of news stories IV
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12
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Types of news stories V
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Quiz 2
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17
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A successful radio reporter
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18
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Interpretative Reporting I
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19
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Interpretative Reporting II
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20
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Interpretative Reporting III
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21
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Investigative Reporting I
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22
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Investigative Reporting II
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Mid Semester Examination
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24
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Essentials of good interview - I
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25
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Essentials of good interview - II
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Quiz 3
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27
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Fundamentals of news writing
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28
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Fundamentals of writing news for radio - I
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29
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Fundamentals of writing news for radio - II
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30
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Essentials of a newscaster
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GDB
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31
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Production and Planning
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32
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Producer and Budgeting
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Quiz 4
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40
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Special Audience Program
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44
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Ethics and limitations of media
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End Semester Examination
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