Newspapers

                   Newspapers are periodically published documents that carry current information about the society. Earlier newspapers were not daily publications as we see now. They were published weekly or bi-weekly. This was due o the absence of adequate technology and newsgathering system. By the early 19th century, power press was invented. This led to fast printing. Invention of telegraph and teleprinter also helped us gather news from remote places. This all facilitated the introduction of daily newspapers.

Importance of Communication

                Communication is important for all beings that lead community life and form relationship. For human beings communication is as essential as food, shelter and dignity. While animal kingdom uses low level symbols for communication, human beings have unique capacity to use language.

                The basic foundation of human society is communication and it takes place at different levels – within oneself, between individuals, between individual and a group, between groups, between countries and so on. Similarly, we use verbal and non-verbal forms of messages for communication.

FILM EDITING

                   A creative post production process of filmmaking, editing now involves advanced digital devices unlike the past when the process was done with cutting and pasting films using some mechanical devices. Editor selects shots required for the final production from raw footage and combines them in a sequence to make the final movie. An editor’s job requires art and technical skills.

SCRIPTING TV NEWS

                 Broadcast writing means writing for the radio and television. In style and tone, writing for the both the media are similar to great extent. The major different is that television news story must complement with visuals attached.

How to script radio drama?

                 First of all, the dramatist shall develop a good idea on which the entire story snowballs. In radio drama, first impression is the best. The beginning is everything. If the starting point can’t catch the audience they will turn to another station. The very first moment itself should be very dramatic that can parachute the audience into curiosity. Structuring the story is another major task. The radio drama is structured in fast pace to keep the audience with changing events and turning point. Characterization is also more important. The character should be believable and recognizable and serve the purpose within the plot.

Writing and presenting radio news

                 There is no specific format for radio news writing. It varies by radio stations. Generally, scripts are prepared in all caps and lines are double spaced. The scripts should have descriptions on sound cuts, speaker, kind of the cut like wrap, voice, actuality, length etc. Nowadays, radio news writing style is akin to normal conversational method. It is better write the radio news as though telling the story to a friend. But, the vocabulary should be formal though the style is conversational. A good news writer use words economically. Using as few words as possible to convey message effectively will save time of the listener and make the text more attractive. However, economy of words should not compromise clarity, accuracy and objectivity.

WRITING RADIO SCRIPTS

               Radio writing differs from writing for publication in print because the medium is different. Broadcasting is a form of live publication. It is not static, but something which moves forward in present time. This calls for a different approach - a difference in style.