Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

JMS 205 — Editing and Infographic in Journalism

JMS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• explain the editing process
• demonstrate an informed knowledge of the evolution of news editing
• analyse the changes brought about by internet technology
• explain the organisation of news story
• identify components of a news story
• examine the method of building the news story

Course contents

Criteria and elements of newsworthiness. Nature of news editing. Principles of news editing. New technologies and the changing nature of news editing. Organisation of news story. News reporting and language. Building and editing the news story. Legal and ethical responsibilities of the editor for print media.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study JMS 205.

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