CAMPUS JOURNALISM

SCOPE OF JOURNALISM WRITTEN - NEWSPAPER, PERIODICALS AND BROCHURES ARE PRINT MEDIA

ORAL – RADIO BROADCASTING

VISUAL – MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES ARE FILM MEDIA

FUNCTIONS OF JOURNALISM

• INFORMATION FUNCTION• OPINION FUNCTION• EDUCATION FUNCTION• WATCHDOG FUNCTION• LABORATORY FUNCTION• DOCUMENTATION FUNCTION• ENTERTAINMENT FUNCTION• DEVELOPMENTAL FUNCTION

PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER• Local News – news that takes place within the country • Foreign News – news that takes place outside the country• Dateline News – an out-of-town news story.• Weather News – usually a boxed forecast of the area, sometimes includes the temperature, wind directions, and velocities.• Index – a slug line indicating an important inside page story and the page where it is found.

PARTS OF THE FRONT PAGE• Nameplate – The engraved or printed name of the newspaper

• Ears – The little boxes on either side of the nameplate • Banner – The principal headline bearing the boldest and

biggest type• Running Head – A headline made up of two or more lines• Headline – The title of any news story• Deck – A subordinate headline placed immediately below its

mother headline, also known as bank or readout• Lead – The beginning of a news story• News story – The whole story of an event composed of the

lead and the text which is the elaboration of the lead

• Columns – The horizontal division into parts of a newspaper. Many national papers are divided into eight columns while a typical school paper is divided into five columns of 12 m each• Column Rule – The vertical line that divides the page into columns. Most pages of newspaper are divided into columns. Most pages of newspaper are divided into columns by a space usually 1mm wide. This space is called sunken rule.• Fold – The imaginary horizontal line that divides the newspaper equally into two parts• Byline – The signature of a reporter preceding a news-feature• Box – News materials enclosed by line rules

• Cut - A metal plate bearing newspaper’s illustration• Cutline – The text accompanying photos and other art work, better known as caption. If written above the photo just like a slugline, it is called an overline• Kicker- A tagline placed above but smaller than a headline, also known as the teaser. If it is bigger than the headline, it is called hammer• Credit line – A line giving the source of the story

PARTS OF THE FRONT PAGE