About The Book

Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing

1.1 Writing as an Art, Science and Craft

1.1.1 As an Art

1.1.2 As a Craft

1.1.3 As a Science

1.2 Purpose of Writing

1.3 Points to Remember for Good Writing

Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Media Writing

21 Narrative Writing

2.2 Descriptive Writing

2.3 Objective Writing

2.4 Reflective Writing

Chapter 3: ABCD of Media Writing

Chapter 4: Importance of Grammar and Vocabulary

4.1 Grammar

4.2 Spellings

4.3 Punctuations

Chapter 5: Process Writing

5.1 Brainstorming for Ideas

5.2 Idea Organisation

5.3 Audience Analysis

Chapter 6: Ethics in Media Writing

Chapter 7: Editing and Formatting

7.1 Objectives of Editing

7.2 Principles of Editing

7.3 Structure of Editorial

7.4 Process of Editing

7.5 Editing for Language and Style

7.6 Stylesheet

Chapter 8: Types of Writing

8.1 Feature

8.2 Column

8.3 Review

8.4 Press Release

8.5 Summary

8.6 Paragraph

8.7 Essay

8.8 Editorials

8.9 Advertorials

Chapter 9: Writing for Different Media

9.1 Writing for Print Media

9.2 Writing for Broadcast

9.2.1 Radio as a medium of Communication

9.2.2 TV as a medium of Communication

9.3 Writing for Web

Chapter 10: Translation

10.1 Origin of Translation

10.2 Nature of Translation

10.3 Types of Translation

10.4 Factors to consider for Translation

10.5 Approaches to Translation

10.6 Success of Translation

10.7 Types of Translation Services

10.8 Why is Translation Important?

About Author

This book is primarily for college journalism sophomores who are going to enter the media industry. It covers the syllabus of media writing for several Universities like Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Guru Jambheshwar University, Kurukshetra University, CCU, Amity University and others. This book will prove to be extremely useful to the scholars of Journalism at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. In this book, several examples and illustrations including a glossary of terms and appendices are given to learn the basics of writing for those who don’t have access to any professional courses. The book is written so systematically that even the teachers, working professionals and creative writers will find it very useful.

Review of the Book

The book is a pioneering initiative taken by Ms. Bhawna Solanki to venture into the unexplored horizons in the domain of CREATIVE-WRITING. This book has been written in an approachable and unpretentious style for the benefit of the budding journalists in the years to come. I strongly recommend this book to be used as a textbook for the undergraduate and postgraduate students as it covers the syllabus of several universities and I wish her all the very best for the success in her future endeavours.