SPORTS JOURNALISM

Paper Code: 
SPHE – 501 (A)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To protect, sustain, and enhance top form of sports persons in modern competitive sports and games, and traditional Indian Games.
  • To provide citizens with the information they need to make the best possible decisions about their lives, communities, and societies,

 

10.00
Unit I: 
Introduction
  1. 1  Meaning, Scope and changing trends of journalism in sports
  2. 2  Role of journalism in sports promotion & vice –versa.
  3. 3  Historical development & Role of print electronic media in sports promotion      media.
  4. 4   Ethics and responsibilities of journalist &editor (social, legal and                       professional).

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Writing Skills
  1. 1  Language and Grammar of sports journalism..
  2. 2  Fundamentals of a sports story/news.
  3. 3  Sports news and types (curtain – raiser, advance follow- up, news –                analysis, box news).

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Organizational
  1. 1  Introduction of various sports Organization and agencies.
  2. 2  Sports news analysis.
  3. 3  Radio and T.V commentary anchoring, interviews, group discussions, in          sports journalism.
  4. 4      Sports archive in media organization (Print & Electric).

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Sports Advertising
  1. 1  Role of Public relation in sports.
  2. 2  Public relation media – (advertising, press release, conferences,                       exhibitions, fairs, street drama, public speaking, radio, televisions,                    newspapers, films, posters, pictures and graphics.
  3. 3  Introduction to photo journalism in reference to sports. 
  4. 4  Sports photo feature and writing captions of photos / sports columns.

 

 

14.00
Unit V: 
Sports Management and Media
  1. 1  Meaning: Sports Management related to sports events    
  2. 2  Social media & sports
  3. 3  Project work,
    1. Preparing News Sting
    2. Sports photography
    3. Designs and contemporary sports events.

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Boyle R (2006). Sports Journalism: Context and Issues. Sage Publication Ltd.
  • Andrews P (2005).Sports Journalism: A Practical Introduction. Sage Publication Ltd. Delhi.
  • Malik A., & Hardcover, (2021),Sports Journalism and Mass Media, Publisher: Friends

Publications (India) ISBN: 9788172165444.

  • Andrews, Phil (2014), Sports journalism: a practical introduction, Los Angeles SAGE, PN4784 .S6 A53

 

References: 

https://leverageedu.com/blog/sports-journalism/

https://www.collegesearch.in/articles/career-in-sports-journalism

https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/media-pr-and-journalism/ma-sports-   journalism/part-time

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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