HP University Hp

On which location the HP University is situated in Shimla? I want to get information about the M.A Program offers by the HP University. So pls provide me contact number of the admission office of University where I can get details about fee structure and fee payments system for MA Program?

Can you provide me the syllabus for B.A. (Honours) Journalism and Mass Communication Program offered by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla?

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The syllabus for B.A. (Honours) Journalism and Mass Communication Program offered by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla is as follows:


Course Code BJMCHAC101
Course Title Introduction to Journalism

Unit I

UNDERSTANDING NEWS:
Ingredients of news;
News: meaning, definition, nature;
The news process: from the event to the reader (how news is carried from event to reader);
Hard news vs. Soft news;
Basic components of a news story: Attribution, embargo, verification, balance and fairness, brevity, dateline, credit line, byline.


Unit II

DIFFERENT FORMS OF PRINT – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE:
Yellow journalism;
Penny press; Tabloid press;
Language of news: Robert Gunning – Principles of clear writing;
Rudolf Flesch formula – skills to write news


Unit III

UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEWS:
Organizing a news story, 5W’s and 1H, Inverted pyramid;
Criteria for news worthiness;
Principles of news selection;
Use of archives, sources of news, use of internet


Unit IV

DIFFERENT MEDIA – A COMPARISON:
Language and principles of writing: Basic differences between the print, electronic and online journalism;
Citizen journalism;
Contemporary debates and issues relating to media;
Ethics in journalism


Syllabus B.A. (Honours) Journalism and Mass Communication Himachal Pradesh University