M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Journalism and Mass Communication
REPORTING AND EDITING
(2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Define photojournalism.
2. What is yellow journalism?
3. Who is a war correspondent?
4. What is a byline?
5. What is leo journalism?
6. What is investigative journalism?
7. What is typography?
8. What is proofreading?
9. What is a feature?
10. What is a style sheet?
Sub. Code
13
CP-8234
2
Ws9
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions.
11. Write a line or two on any 5 types of journalism
with suitable examples.
Or
What are the responsibilities of a reporter?
12. What is a spot news? What are its advantages and
disadvantages?
Or
Write a brief note on interpretative reporting.
13. Write an essay on the source of news.
Or
Discuss the importance of Science and Technology
reporting with examples.
14. What is a dummy? What are its uses?
Or
Sketch the organizational structure of a newspaper
organization.
15. Enumerate the challenges in photojournalism.
Or
Discuss the ethical issues in paid journalism.
CP-8234
3
Ws9
Part C x 10 30)
Answer all questions.
16. What are the elements of news? Elaborate each
element in brief.
Or
Discuss inverted pyramid in news with suitable
examples.
17. What are the types of newspaper features? Explain
each in brief.
Or
Write a feature on women empowerment of about
1000 words.
18. What are the parts of a newspaper article? Explain
each in brief.
Or
Write a detailed note on layout of a newspaper with
suitable illustrations.
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