Unit 4

(SPECIALIZED
WRITING/EDITING)

 Broadly two functions are performed in the editorial

department of a newspaper
1. Reporting
2. Editing

The size of the editorial department depends on:

1.Number of pages a daily carries

2.Number of editions published from that
place

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taking out many editions from different
places.
This is basically done for two reasons:
1.To increase circulation by covering more
cities and towns
2.To increase the volume of advertising in
extended areas

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NEWS ROOM
The newsroom is where the stories
are gathered, written, put together,
edited and assembled for the news
broadcast, telecast or newspaper
It is an office at a television or radio
station or a newspaper where news is
gathered and reports are prepared for
broadcasting or publishing

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It may be reminded that a newspaper
gets news reports from the following:
News Bureau in the national capital
News Bureau in the state capital
City Reporting Room at the place of
publication
Reporting
offices/bureaus
at
the
district headquarters
Stringers at cities/towns
Correspondents abroad

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Difference Between
Conventional and
Modern News Room

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Conventional News Room

Parameter: A) Receiving
News Reports

News
reports
are
received
in
a
newspaper
through
two sources news
agencies
and
newspapers
correspondents

Today, no underground
cables
are
laid
between
the
news
agency office and the
news
room
of
a
newspaper

The reporters posted

at
the
newspaper
office file their stories
after typing them

Correspondents
posted abroad or those
in the bureau can send
their stories to the
news room with the
help of the net.

Conventional News Room

Modern News Room

Parameter: A) Receiving
News Reports

The
teleprinters Most
newspaper
are installed at the offices have mail
bureaus and other facility now a days.
reporting units of However,
small
the newspaper at cities
and
outside locations
stringers
might
not have the same.
Outstation
The offices of the
correspondents
posted at locations newspaper
in
where
no small cities and

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Modern News Room

Parameter: B) Selection of
News Reports

Hundreds of news No
collection
or
compilation of news
stories are received
reports takes place in
in the newsroom of a
a modern news room.
newspaper every day.
The required story
can be downloaded.
The copies are then
submitted to chief
sub

editor
of The chief sub editor
can easily monitor
general
desk
who
and supervise it.
arranges
them
by
putting the related
issues taken together

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Modern News Room

Parameter: C) Editing of
selected items

Selected stories are Editing of selected

edited on specific
items
is
done
desks
by
the
online in a modern
editorial staff posted
newsroom.
there.

The edited copy is

The chief sub editor
headlined by the
in charge is very
sub
editor
important. He/she is
concerned.
the final authority
for the selection and
editing of stories.

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Modern News Room

Parameter: D) Composing and

proof reading

The edited stories No

composing
of
news
items
takes
are
sent
to
the
place in a modern
composing room for
news
room
as
composing.
already a soft copy is
available.
In the proof reading
section, the proof
readers
read
the Since, no composing
is taking place, proof
typed matter on the
reading becomes out
printout and mark
of question.
the
desirable
corrections.

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Modern News Room

Parameter: E) Layout and page

making

The proof read copy The computer terminals

is sent back to the installed in the modern
equipped
composing room/DTP newsroom
with DTP softwares help
room for corrections.
in layout
making.

and

page

Having received all

the print outs of the In modern news room
news
items there is no room for
scheduled for a page, make-up man as all
and
pasting
layout is sent to cutting
makeup
man
who takes place on the
computer.
prepares the page.