Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Newspaper Terminology?


Newspaper Terminology means specific newspaper styles and words that use in newspaper language.
Flag 
A place in which newspaper name writes this place known as flag.
Banner/Streamer
Means main headline of  newspaper known as Banner/Streamer.
Lead
Means a important part of story that lead all the story.
Inverted Pyramid
Means most important information of story that contain the answer of 5Ws and 1H
(who, what, when,where, why and how)


By Line story
A news story which is especially published with reporter name. Reporter get as story by public relation.
  Upper Half/ Lower Half
A newspaper's page consist two parts. upper known as upper half and lower known as lower half.
Chain Newspaper
A newspaper that published from many places at one time. Like Pakistan's Newspaper JANG.
 ABC

Adult Bureau circulation
Beat
A reporter have specific, assigned duties to perform each day called Beat.
Editorial
Editorial means a story in newspaper that show the newspaper opinion for public.
Column
A feature that published on daily basis and individual opinion in newspaper on any topi called column.
Dateline
In the Beginning of Story in first line news area name and date published that line called Dateline. .



Monday, May 9, 2011

Qualities of Good News Reporter

Qualities of Good News Reporter

  1. A good reporter should have well awareness about environment.
  2. A good reporter should energetic.
  3. A good reporter should physically strong.
  4. A good reporter should emotionally strong.
  5. A good reporter should unbiased.
  6. A good reporter should have good command on many languages.
  7. A good reporter reached on time everywhere.
  8. A good reporter should have keen observation.
  9. A good reporter should have nose for news smell.
  10. A good reporter should attends all the seminars and meetings according to beat.
  11. A good reporter has sharp memory.
  12. A good reporter has good and quick writing skills.
  13. A good reporter should have strong decision making power.
  14. A good reporter should quick, swift and alert.
  15. A good reporter should duty full.
  16. A good reporter has great tolerance.
  17. A good reporter has large public relation.
 

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