When to edit quotes and how
Should I edit quotes? Or should I leave them as they are? This is a question that bothers every reporter and editor when handling copy […]
News Editing
The key characteristics of a newspaper caption
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the first Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale 2023 at Red Fort in New Delhi on December 8. PIB Photo […]
How reporters can write better and editors can edit better
How good are your writing skills? How proficient are you in grammar? Do you struggle to write sentences in active voice? How sure are you […]
Why we should salute the unsung heroes of journalism
Sub-editors, also known as Copy Editors, are the unsung heroes of journalism. They work long hours, often through the night. Theirs’ is a hard and […]
How a traditional newsroom is staffed
A modern day newsroom is so different to the newsrooms of the past. Newspapers have become much larger, and much more complex, organisations. Also, each […]
Why news translation requires more skills
Journalism is all about words. Short words, appropriate words; words that the common man can understand. You can write these words in your own language; […]
How to use the credit line and why
The line that acknowledges the source of a news report, photograph, chart, mao or graphics is called the credit line. A news report may be […]
How to club news reports
Digital editing may have made the art of clubbing copy — a newspaper term for joining news reports — easier, but it is a skill […]
How to rewrite a news report
The need to rewrite a news report arises when the story lacks a clear structure. There is no clear lead; and there is no clear […]