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This document provides information about the MCOM 202 course "Sub-editing" at Forman Christian College. The 3-credit course aims to introduce students to practical newspaper editing skills like copy editing, headlines, and layout. It also helps students develop re-writing abilities to analyze and improve field stories. Key course outcomes are for students to understand sub-editing importance and mechanisms, and to effectively write for all news mediums. The course covers topics such as the roles of sub-editors, editing tools and techniques, and online and computerized editing practices. It recommends 3 books for further reference.

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Sub Editing Course Outline

This document provides information about the MCOM 202 course "Sub-editing" at Forman Christian College. The 3-credit course aims to introduce students to practical newspaper editing skills like copy editing, headlines, and layout. It also helps students develop re-writing abilities to analyze and improve field stories. Key course outcomes are for students to understand sub-editing importance and mechanisms, and to effectively write for all news mediums. The course covers topics such as the roles of sub-editors, editing tools and techniques, and online and computerized editing practices. It recommends 3 books for further reference.

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Department of Mass Communication

Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)

Course information

Course Title: MCOM 202 (Sub-editing)

Credit Hours: 03

Course Objectives

In the first phase this course is intended to introduce students to the practical aspects of
newspaper editing including use of copy editing, symbols and use of computer, condensation,
verification of spellings and facts, headline writing, story selection and basics of page layout.
This course further intends to help students to develop and improve re-writing skills with an
emphasis on how to analyze, recognize and re-write the information provided in a field story
with a view to improve it.

Course outcome

 Students will know about the importance and writing mechanism of sub-editing.
 Students will be able to write an effectively on all mediums of news reporting.

Contents

1. Introduction

a. Hierarchy of a Newspaper organization

b. Distribution of a Newspaper

c. Nature and scope and history of Sub-Editing

2. Sub Editor

a. Qualities of a Sub-Editor

b. Responsibilities/Duties of a Sub-Editor

c. Editing VS Proof Reading

d. Different Tools used by Sub-Editors

3. Mechanics of News Editing


a. Reading creed material

b. Symbols and their uses

c. Monitoring Desk and Translation

d. Structuring and re-writing of news story

4. Different Types of stories in a newspaper and their editing

a. News Stories

b. Opinion Stories

c. Editorial Stories

d. Pictorial Stories

e. Entertainment Stories

f. Sports Stories

5. Online Sub-Editing

a. Style guide and tips for online sub-editors

b. Style Guides (Express Tribune and AP)

6. Use of Computer

a. Use of computers in the newspapers

b. Composing (Inpage software)

c. Computerized Page making techniques

7. Make Up

a. Make up techniques

b. Basic principles of page make up

Recommended Books:

1. Mansfielf F. J, (1946), Sub-Editing: A Book Mainly for Young Journalists. Published by


Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons (Ltd)
2. Matzler Ken.(1979),News Editing, Englewood, Cliffs, Prentice Hall
3. Gibson M. L(1979), Editing in the Electronic Era. published by Gowa State University
Press

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