Modern Student Journalism

This book has been primarily prepared to serve as a textbook for modern print journalism for students of Mass Communication. It is designed in a simple and self-learning formet and seeks to involve students in learning the numerous skills of journalism through various projects, fieldwork, and practicals. Latest ideas and developments in the field have been incorporated so that students can keep abreast with everything that is happening in the field today. The contents of the book include: • A Brief History of Newsprint Journalism • The World of Mass Communication • The Press • Roles the Features Play • Newspapers • The News • The Reporter • How to Write the News Lead • Making the News Meaningful • News Features and Columns • The Editorial Page and the Editor • Writing Headlines • Correcting a Story • Notes to the Text • Glossary • Bibliography