Certified News Editor

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Introduction to News Editing 5 Topics

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Definitions of News and Current Affairs

Elements of News Values

Qualities of the News Editor

General Rules for News Writing

Writing Techniques 8 Topics

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Elements of Good Writing

Writing for your Audience/ Viewer

Writing for your Announcer

Types of Leads for Broadcast Stories

Guidelines for Copy Preparation

Putting Together a Newscast

Sources for Broadcast News

News Sources 3 Topics

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Finding and Using New s Sources

Sources of News

Developing Story Line By Line 2 Topics

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Writing Broadcast Copy

The Five W’s and H Rule

Selecting the News 6 Topics

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Public/Civic Journalism

The Concept of Objectivity

Details to Avoid

V.E.R.B.S. – The Writing Coach

Finding Stories

Prioritisation 2 Topics

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Editorial Policy Conforming to the Newsroom of BBC

Editorial Values and Policies 1 Topic

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Structure 4 Topics

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English Com position and Broadcast Writing

Additional Readings

Objectivity 2 Topics

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Legality 2 Topics

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Legal and Ethical Issues

Checklists for Public Affairs Reporting

Interviews 7 Topics

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Why am I Interviewing?

Whom Should I Interview?

When Should I Conduct My Interviews?

Where should I Conduct the Interview?

What Questions should I Ask?

How should I Conduct Interviews?

Writing the Interview Story

Documentary and Feature Programmes 5 Topics

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Defining the Terms

The Documentary

The News Documentary

Types of Feature Stories

Biographies 1 Topic

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What are Biographies?

Specialty Writing 5 Topics

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Environmental Reporting

Business Reporting

Consumer Reporting

Investigative Reporting

Wildlife Writing and Reporting

Science and Sports 3 Topics

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Developing a Medical Glossary

Writing Science News

Disaster and Human Interest 2 Topics

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Reporting Courts and National Disasters

Hazards of Human Interest

News Releases 7 Topics

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Elements of A News Release

Types of New’s Releases

The Journalist’s Perspective

The No.1 Problem

Other Problems with New s Releases

Checklist for Handling New s Releases

News Agencies 7 Topics

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New Agencies Round the World

The ‘Big Four’ as the Paramount New s Sources

The Press Trust of India

AP (Associated Press)

The Internet 5 Topics

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Journalists and the Internet

Internet Addresses or URLS

Search Engines and Subject Directories

Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

Ethical Considerations

Other Media 10 Topics

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Alternative Newsweeklies

Newspaper Vs Radio and TV News

Other News Sources

A New Concept in Media: Talking Newspapers

Good Practice for Talking Newspapers

Additional Material

Concise details

Editorial Judgment 5 Topics

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Recognizing and Evaluating A New s Story

Fictional and Factual

News is More Than Story

Many Publics, Mostly Local

Writing for Television 1 Topic

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Writing for the Television Newscast

Writing for Radio 1 Topic

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Pricing Together Video and Audio 2 Topics

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Avoiding Jump Cuts

Television Script Formats