Sports Journalism and Mass Media

The book covers following topics:

UNIT I – Introduction 

Meaning and Definition of Journalism, Ethics of Journalism - Canons of journalism- Sports Ethics and Sportsmanship - Reporting Sports Events. National and International Sports News Agencies. 

UNIT II – Sports Bulletin 

Concept of Sports Bulletin: Journalism and sports education - Structure of sports bulletin - Compiling a bulletin - Types of bulletin - Role of Journalism in the Field of Physical Education: Sports as an integral part of Physical Education - Sports organization and sports journalism - General news reporting and sports reporting. 

UNIT III – Mass Media 

Mass Media in Journalism: Radio and T.V. Commentary - Running commentary on the radio - Sports expert's comments. Role of Advertisement in Journalism. Sports Photography: Equipment-Editing-Publishing. 

UNIT IV – Report Writing on Sports 

Brief review of Olympic Games, Asian Games, Common Wealth Games World Cup, National Games and Indian Traditional Games. Preparing report of an Annual Sports Meet for Publication in Newspaper. Organization of Press Meet. 

UNIT V – Journalism 

Sports organization and Sports Journalism - General news reporting and sports reporting. Methods of editing a Sports report. Evaluation of Reported News. Interview with and elite Player and Coach.