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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

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Campus journalism

  • 2. SCOPE OF JOURNALISM  WRITTEN - NEWSPAPER, PERIODICALS AND BROCHURES ARE PRINT MEDIA  ORAL – RADIO BROADCASTING  VISUAL – MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES ARE FILM MEDIA
  • 3. FUNCTIONS OF JOURNALISM • INFORMATION FUNCTION • OPINION FUNCTION • EDUCATION FUNCTION • WATCHDOG FUNCTION • LABORATORY FUNCTION • DOCUMENTATION FUNCTION • ENTERTAINMENT FUNCTION • DEVELOPMENTAL FUNCTION
  • 4. 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.
  • 5. 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
  • 6. • 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
  • 7. • 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