Journalism

Reporters Editing Desk - night editors Copy Desk Assignment Desk

Functions of news rooms

- Desktop publishing layout
themes during festivals gutter space - News gathering

Reporters go out and look for news; their specific beat
Correspondents giving news from other places - Selection of news
For example, on business page, if the newshouse has 50 articles, they can't publish all of it. -> NSE and BSE (stocks) gets the most importance - So selection of news, prioritizing - Editing
Word count / article length
proofreading - Designing
alignment
should be able to distinguish bw parts
no overlap

Gathering news

Journalists have sources. Hence the "according to reliable sources"
many beats; crime, sports, entertainment, etc
expertise in their specific fields
field reporters, spot covering, quick gather info that is newsworthy
submitted to newsrooms

Editing

Proofread
presentation
fixes and makes raw text better
News selection
objectivity
arrange accd to inverted pyramid
news value
aren't answerable to reporters
gatekeeping - filtering news story

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Newsroom Structure

Newsroom = central workspace in a media house where editors, news reporters, directors, and producers coming together

aka city room team effort, lot of different professionals

Gatekeepers

watchdog online services don't need gatekeepers usually

Structure / Elements of newspaper organization

Editorial IT department Advertising Circulation Administrative Printing Press Store

[!INFO] Exam Info Draw the diagram if the structure is asked during examination

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Advertorial (ads + information)

Printing Press

Production aspects
installation and maintenance of machines
compiling data -> newspaper format -> paper
printing plate prep, printing cutting folding

Publisher Editor Page Editor

Managing Editor Editorial Writers | | chief copy editor

Newsroom -> Central part of the news agency

News Editors

Editor -> Crux of the paper Chief Editor -> similar responsibilities, takes care of everything in absence of editor; gutter space, whitespace, no overlap, they don't proofread (no time), decide the title, placement, matches house style go through all the pages, make sure layout is perf Deputy News Editor -> Which article which page (placement), SELECT most important news Sub Editors -> Proofread; make changes

editorials -> their viewpoints on a current issue / can be neutral or biased unlike other articles

Reporter's Room

allocated based on beats have a deadline

Hierarchy of reportersChief Reporter Senior Reporter (based on experience) City Reporter (city based reportings; local) Correspondents (national and international news; even mentioned in byline) Beats [[Columnist]]s Feature Writers (mostly soft news, lots of pictures; eg. travelogue, light and doesn't make you sad; lengthy, [[Evergreen Content]])

Editorial Content

Functions of News Bureau

Gathering of information and distribute it Local bases, make regional specific changes ! like changing cover page Beats / specialization based Operation of general everyday things (???) physical desk where reporters can sit and write Head office (???)

[!Question] Newsrooms vs News Bureau. What's the difference? What's the difference? How are they spread out? One central newsroom and news bureau.

read also: parachute journalism

Editor Desk

Desk Editor

format check, page numbers, correct news goes in correct place, important info is covered decide deadlines

last minute changes are incorporated by editor ??

[!Question] What is the difference between journalist and reporter? one is on field and one writes? Or reporter is field only?

idealogies change over time, due to owners, time, commercialization, change in editors