ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

V SEMESTER
(2014-2015)
Sub: Editing Techniques
Marks: 90
Time: 3 hours
Question Bank
The question paper for Editing Techniques consists of three sections. Section A, Section B &
Section C:
Section A (3 X 5 = 15 Marks)
Write short notes on any one of the following which carries 5 Marks: the answer should be
written in not less than 100 words. You have to answer 3 out of 5 questions (3x5 = 15 marks)
1. Teleprinter
2. Imprint
3. Edition
4. Editing
5. Teaser (kicker, shoulder)
6. Photo editing
7. PhotoShop
8. Guest editors
9. Style Sheet
10. Unit Count
11. Moffusil Desk / Moffusil Journalist or reporter or correspondent
12. Middles (a light and entertaining column published in the middle of
editorial page such as in Deccan Herald; usually written in first person)
13. Sidebars
14. Stylesheet or House Style
15. Sidebar
16. Editorial
17. Column
18. News Agency or News Wire or Agency Copy
19. Proofreading & proof reader
20. Caption
21. Rewriting
22. Letters to the Editor
23. Edit and editing
24. Translation
25. Sub editor or copyeditor
26. Copywriter
27. City editor
28. Chief sub-editor
29. News editor

30. Circulation manager

31. Headline
32. Banner headline
33. Jump headline
34. Rewriting
35. Page layout
36. Page makeup
37. Editorial page
38. Galley proof
39. Double Headlines
40. Masthead
41. Desk
42. Electronic media / Digital Media
43. AFP/ AP
44. PTI, ANI
45. Typography
46. Typeface
47. Page makeup
48. Functions of mofussil desk
49. Offset printing
50. City reporter
Section B (3 X 10 = 30 Marks)
Answer any one of the following by giving relevant examples wherever necessary, and it should
be answered in not less than a minimum of 500 words (4-6 pages). Section B consists of 3
questions, and you have to answer all the 3 questions but you have a choice to choose: 1 out of 2
internal choice.
Section C (3 X 15 = 45 Marks)
Answer any one of the following by giving relevant examples wherever necessary, and it should
be answered in not less than a minimum of 750 words (4-7 pages). Section C consists of 5
questions, and you have to answer any 3 (3 out of 5).
The questions for Section B and Section C are combined because the questions that are in
Section C can be raised, or asked in Section B and Section C. So let us prepare the answers
for the following questions as though they were asked in Section C: answers in 750 1000
words, you can easily answer questions in Section B.

1. Sketch the newsroom organization, and explain briefly about the important
positions of the newsroom organizations.
2. Explain the functions of various departments of a newspaper organization.
3. What is the role of an editor in a newspaper/magazine?
4. Delineate the role, duties, and responsibilities of an editor in a newspaper
organization

5. Delineate the role, duties, and responsibilities of an editor in a television channel

(electronic or broadcast media)
6. What makes a newspaper work? What are the roles and functions of circulation,
advertising and marketing and editorial departments?
7. Examine the role of the editor of a newspaper/magazine
8. Explain the importance and significance of editorial page, and discuss the
significance or the importance of an editorial page in a newspaper with some
examples
9. What is the role of a sub-editor (copyeditor)? Describe the functions of a subeditor.
10. Who is a chief sub-editor? Delineate, describe, explain the role of chief sub-editor
11. Who is the news editor? Delineate, describe, explain the role of News Editor.
12. Expalin the role, duties and responsibilities editor, sub-editor, chief sub-editor,
news editor, photographer
13. What (or explain) about the qualities, duties, of a newspaper editor, sub-editor,
chief news editor
14. Mention the different designations in reporting and editorial department of a
newspaper?
15. What are the key or important departments of a newspaper? Discuss with a
suitable example
16. Who is the circulation manager? What are the roles, duties and responsibilities of
a circulation manager
17. What are the different designations in editorial departments, and explain about
them.
18. What are the different designations in reporting desk or departments, and explain
about them.
19. Elucidate the role of editor? What qualifications are needed to perform the role or
discharge the duties of an editor
20. What is t he role of news desk? What are the sources of news for the news desk
managed by the news editor, and what are the functions of a news room.
21. What is the role of reporter in a newspaper? What is the importance of reporting
desk?
22. What is an editorial department? Explain its functions.
23. What are the skills and qualifications need for a subeditor/copyeditor, chief subeditor, news editor, and editor?
24. Who is a chief sub-editor? Delineate the role of the chief sub-editor by
mentioning the duties and responsibilities.
25. Discuss the role of circulation department in a newspaper organization.
26. What is a headline? Explain its functions.
27. What is editing? What is the significance or importance of editing in newspapers
and magazines (websites)
28. Mention the different designations in reporting and editorial department of a
newspaper?

29. Who is a chief sub-editor? Delineate the role of the chief sub-editor by
mentioning the duties and responsibilities.
30. Discuss the role of circulation department in a newspaper organization.
31. What is a headline? Explain its functions.
32. What are the functions & exaplain the diferent types of headlines
33. Explain the importance of Typoraphy in designing a newspaper.
34. What is a teleprinter? What is its role (function or usefulness) in a newspaper.
Who sends stories via teleprinter?
35. Edit the Agency copy by using appropriate symbols and prepare a proper news
story.
36. What is typography? Briefly explain about typography with suitable examples?
37. Is typography part of page make-up and designing? Explain with some examples.
38. Explain about translation? What is the role of translation in the media industries
(newspapers, magazines and television channels). Is there a need for translators to
know more than one language?
39. Delineate the role of a Chief Sub-Editor in newspaper
40. What is typography? What is the importance of typography in print media?
41. What is page layout? Explain briefly the significance or importance of page
make-up in newspapers and magazines?
42. What are the principles and techniques of page make-up in the publishing industry
(newspapers, magazines, websites) with suitable examples.
43. What is photography? What is the significance or importance of photos in the
newspaper industry?
44. What is picture editing? Why photos or pictures edited before publishing in a
newspaper or magazines or on websites? Explain the role and importance of
photographs in news media industries (newspaper, magazine, website) and the
need to write captions.
45. What is a caption? Explain about captions with suitable examples?
46. What is printing? What are the various types of printing available for publishers
(newspapers, magazines) with suitable examples.
47. Explain about off-set printing.
48. Write about letter press printing.
49. Briefly explain about DTP (Desk Top Publishing) with examples.
50. Edit the teleprinter (or news agency) copy, and write a suitable headline - attach
the edited copy to the main answer sheet (as you have done with Steve Jobs
speech, news item on Sania Mirza and PETA)