Generic Elective- Media and communication skills- Unit- 4 ( Writing for the media )

Generic Elective- Media and communication skills- Unit- 4 ( Writing for the media  ) SEMESTER -VI
Subject- Sol / Regular / Ncweb / Others

Q. Which are the 5W and 1H that readers or the Viewers look Forword in any news Items?

Ans.

The 5W and 1H questions are - Who, What, When, Where, Why and How.

• Who - denotes the people who are related to the concerned news story what - refers to the major action or event of the news story

• When- refers to the time that the event or the action has happened that the news story is concerned with

• Where- refers to the place of the action or the event

• Why- refers to the explanation why it happened

• How- the way things have progressed during the incident or event.

Q. What are the news writing style?

• The inverted pyramid style

• The narrative style

• The chronological style

• The hourglass style

Q. What are the norms  for writing for the radio?

• Whereas simplicity is a characteristic of any good writing.

• The language of everyday conversation should be the medium of

• communication in radio .

• One needs to remember hair that radio bulletins are usually short and

• mostly does not last longer than 10 or 15 minutes,

• So how many words will be given to each item and how much information

• Can to given within those words always needs to well thought -out.

• Language should be clear precise and to the point without any ambiguity. Sentence in news bulletin should be short and direct and is possible without any sab clauses.

• as radio cannot show images or videos therefore it is important to choose a language which would evoke the visuals in the minds of the listeners

• it is essential that the news writer or the editor writes in present tense.

Question for practice :-

Q. Write a blog on child labour.

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