Newspaper Article Writing Practice Exam
Newspaper Article Writing
A Newspaper article writer is one of the most demanding jobs. These professionals report and secure the stories from all around factually and grammatically accurate. They arrange content for newspapers, websites, and magazines. These editors learn new skills every day and tend to upgrade them gradually. They also have an expertise in web and graphic design software, digital publishing applications, and multimedia.
Roles and Responsibilities
• They investigate and capitalize on various characteristics and demands of print and digital media
• They control and produce news to give information with accuracy and flow
• They study innovative and unique solutions to increase routine news coverage.
• Use multimedia, nonlinear, and alternative storytelling policies to increase the readership base.
• Managing and publishing content to cater to readers’ requirements
• Work within a creative environment to react to various competing priorities.
• They prepare work schedules and deadlines
• Design and complete strategies to promote wide coverage of all kinds of news.
Who should take this exam?
Anyone with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, or English can take this exam to boost their skills and create better career opportunities.
Skills Required
• Communication skills
• Creativity
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Critical thinking
Career Prospects
• Copy editors
• Publication assistants
• Assistant editors
• Executive editors
• Managing editors
Table of Content
Introduction
• Learning Definitions of News and Current Affairs
• Learning Elements of News Values
• News Virtues
• Learning Qualities of the News Writer
• Learning General Rules for News Writing
Writing Techniques
• Introduction
• Learning Elements of Good Writing
• Learning Writing for your Audience/ Viewer
• Writing for your Announcer
• Learning Types of Leads for Broadcast Stories
• Learning Guidelines for Copy Preparation
• Putting Together a Newscast
• Learning Sources for Broadcast News
News Sources
• Introduction
• Finding and Using News Sources
• Learning Sources of News
Developing Story Line By Line
• Learning Writing Broadcast Copy
• Learning The Five W’s and H Rule
Selecting the News
• Learning Types of News
• Learning Public/Civic Journalism
• Learning The Concept of Objectivity
• Details to Avoid
• Learning VERBS – The Writing Coach
• Finding Stories
Prioritisation
• Introduction
• Learning Editorial Policy Conforming to the Newsroom of BBC
Editorial Values and Policies
• News
Structure
• Introduction
• Learning English Com position and Broadcast Writing
• Additional Readings
• Learning Active Verbs
Objectivity
• Introduction
• Learning Objectivity
Legality
• Learning Legal and Ethical Issues
• Learning Checklists for Public Affairs Reporting
Interviews
• Why am I Interviewing?
• Learning Whom Should I Interview?
• When Should I Conduct My Interviews?
• Learning Where should I Conduct the Interview?
• What Questions should I Ask?
• Learning How should I Conduct Interviews?
• Writing the Interview Story
Documentary and Feature Programmes
• Learning Defining the Terms
• Learning The Documentary
• The News Documentary
• The Feature
• Learning Types of Feature Stories
Biographies
• What are Biographies?
Speciality Writing
• Learning Environmental Reporting
• Learning Business Reporting
• Learning Consumer Reporting
• Investigative Reporting
• Learning Wildlife Writing and Reporting
Science and Sports
• Science
• Learning Developing a Medical Glossary
• Learning Writing Science News
Disaster and Human Interest
• Learning Reporting Courts and National Disasters
• Learning Hazards of Human Interest
News Releases
• News Releases
• Elements of A News Release
• Learning Types of New s Releases
• The Journalist’s Perspective
• The No. 1 Problem
• Learning Other Problems with New s Releases
• Learning Checklist for Handling New s Releases
News Agencies
• Introduction
• Monitoring
• Learning New s Agencies Round the World
• The ‘Big Four’ as the Paramount New s Sources
• Learning The Press Trust of India
• Learning AP (Associated Press)
• Learning AFP
The Internet
• Learning Journalists and the Internet
• Internet Addresses or URLS
• Learning Search Engines and Subject Directories
• Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
• Learning Ethical Considerations
Other Media
• Learning Newspapers
• Learning Magazines
• Alternative Newsweeklies
• Learning Newspaper Vs Radio and TV News
• News agencies
• Learning Other News Sources
• A New Concept in Media: Talking Newspapers
• Learning Good Practice for Talking Newspapers
• Additional Material
• Learning Concise details”
Editorial Judgment
• Learning News Judgment
• Recognizing and Evaluating A New s Story
• Fictional and Factual
• Learning News is More Than Story
• Learning Many Publics, Mostly Local
Writing for Television
• Learning Writing for the Television Newscast
Writing for Radio
• Understanding your Audience
Pricing Together Video and Audio
• Learning Avoiding Jump Cuts
• Learning Television Script Formats
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