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1.0 INTRODUCTION The law of copyright is one of the most important legislature provisions that affect the journalists. The knowledge of such a law by journalist, helps him/her to avoid making claims of ownership, of the creative works that are not rightly and originally his or hers. This unit, therefore, takes you, the reader, through the basic provisions of the law of copyright in Nigeria. How the law affects you, will be understood after you might have completed the study. best 2.0 OBJECTIVES On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to: Explain what copyright is  Describe who is entitled to copyright  Identify what is entitled to copyright   List the conditions that govern copyright entitlement.  Identify situations in which copyright is infringed  Describe action for infringement   Determine duration of copyright  3.0 MAIN BODY 3.1 Copyright Law: What it Means The law of intellectual property protects things, which are cre...

1.0 INTRODUCTION Court reporting can be one of the most exacting fields of journalism for the reporter. It can also be one of the most rewarding. It is exacting because reporters are expected to report only factual aspects of events they witness or giving account of. It is also rewarding and fulfilling when such reports keep the reporter from the dungeons of the even state security forces or correctional closet. Thus, this unit provides you with the basic information about Nigerian courts that should make your reports more exacting and rewarding. The daily listing of the cases for any court – from the Magistrate Court through to the High Court of Nigeria – is a smallest equaliser of journalists. It could be compared with two people sitting great down to the same crossword puzzle. They are faced with the same facts, and only their individual levels of skill and wit make the between how accurately and quickly they can complete the difference Court cases are the same. A junior reporter ha...

1.0 INTRODUCTION “News” is the raison d’etre of any newspaper. This is why newsroom is the first port of call for all cub-reporters. The would-be the journalist must therefore have knowledge of the technicalities involved in writing news story as observed in this unit. 2.0 OBJECTIVES On successful completion of this Module/Unit, you should be able to: Define what ‘News is;   Identify what is known as News Determinants   Distinguish between types of News.  Explain the values of good News Reports.  3.0 MAIN BODY 3.1 Introduction News forms basic content of every mass medium. In this unit, you are led to understand the concept of news. The criteria for selecting what event should be news are also discussed. The nature of news is further explained in the discussion of news types. The philosophical base of assessing the quality of news output is further discussed under examination of news values. the 3.2 What is News The word “news “ means different things to di...

1.0 INTRODUCTION This unit is about Court reporting. In studying this unit, the reporter arms himself with a weapon that allows him practice unhindered. 2.0 OBJECTIVES On Successful completion of this unit, you should be able to: Explain why reporters are allowed to accurately report court cases   Apply the standard rules governing court reporting   Explain what contempt of court is  3.0 MAIN BODY 3.1 Court Reporting: General Background Information As a reporter you have no special rights in a court of law. You entitled to no more information than is normally available to members are of the public. Any provision of special seating for the media should be seen as a courtesy of the magistrate or judge involved – there is no right to such accommodation. The public can be excluded from a court case only if it can be shown that by nothing short of their exclusion can justice be done. It clearly shows that a court cannot be closed just to save witnesses or parties fro...

1.0 INTRODUCTION This unit is about journalistic style. It examines different types of style in writing and zeroes on elements that make good style. 2.0 OBJECTIVES On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to: Define the meaning of the word, ‘Style’;  Explain the various kinds of style and the style suitable for journalists; Identify and make use of the elements essential for good journalistic writing. 3.0 MAIN BODY 3.1 Style: Meaning and Dimensions The term “Style” means different things to different people, under different situations, context or places. Its meaning ranges from the way a man lives to the latest in the world of fashion. When applied to writing, style refers to anything from the philosophy and personality of the writer to his choice of words in sentences. According to McCrimmon (1974), style is a product of all the choice a writer makes in working out the implication of his purpose. If the choices are consistent, they reveal...

1.0 INTRODUCTION  This unit is about good news reporting. The unit examines “background” information in a story that helps to put the written news story in a clearer perspective for the reader. 2.0 OBJECTIVES After studying this module, you should be able to: Identify the various elements of good news reporting.  Use each of the elements in news writing.  3.0 MAIN BODY 3.1 Identification Identification in news reporting has to do with the distinctive physical attributes of persons used or involved in the news, Ordinarily, a name is sufficient to distinguish a person from another. But names, by their very nature of common meaning within a culture, are no exclusive reserves of any person. Thus, other qualifiers are usually needed to give concrete and vivid description of the persons involved in the news. Such other forms of identification include: age, addresses, professions/jobs, titles, positions of authority. For example:  Edem Musa, a 17-year-old undergraduate of K...

1.0INTRODUCTION In this unit, the issue of press development is revisited but this time, the Nigerian society before independence in 1960 is given special attention. The direction of our discourse will reflect a blend of two important trends. While you will read about the kinds and number of papers that sprang up at every stage of our discussion, you would also notice that such developments are discussed side by side with the propelling political and economic interest of the participants of those periods or eras. 2.0 OBJECTIVES On successful completion of this unit, you are expected to:  Identify the major publications of the eras under study  List the key personalities/players during such era Describe the major roles and contributions played by the owners and participants in the press business 3.0 MAIN BODY 3.1 The Period of Missionary Journalism The history of Print Journalism began in Nigeria with the installation of the Printing Press at Calabar by the Presbyterian Mission...