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The academic program Guide is a comprehensive document detailing course scheme, associated credits per course and the distribution of each course in lecture, tutorial and Practical hours. It also details the eligibility criteria for admission, for award of degree, the assessment and evaluation procedures along with a glimpse of the pedagogical aspects of the programs. This Guide is to be used in association with the Academic Regulations of the University to make a complete rule set. The course schemes given in this document are approved by respective Board of Studies and the Academic Council of Chitkara University. The Course code gives information about the course and is derived using Table in Appendix A.
The student seeking admission in MJMC program should have passed graduation in any discipline or equivalent exam. The admission is based purely on merit and an aptitude test followed by an interview. During admission process, the University follows reservation policy as decided by the State.
The duration of the MJMC program is two years - divided into 4 semesters. There is University end term examination at the end of each semester, except in the case of Dissertation, Industrial Training and Comprehensive Viva in the last/ fourth semester. The components of last semester will be evaluated based on certificate, feedback form from the organization where a student has gone for industrial training and projects will be evaluated. After the industrial training the student will make a presentation about his work during the internship. They will have to carry out a research under the supervision of internal faculty which will be compiled in the shape of dissertation. This dissertation will be evaluated by external examiner. They will also have to sit for comprehensive viva to be taken by internal and external faculty. The maximum duration of completion of degree is 3 years.
As detailed in Academic Regulations section 6, a minimum attendance of 70% is compulsory for the student to be eligible to appear for end semester examination. 10% concession in this mandatory requirement is possible only in extreme circumstances and at the sole discretion of the Vice Chancellor.
There is no weightage for attendance in evaluation criteria.
Students are encouraged to participate in co-curricular activities conducted by prestigious institutions at national/International level. Such students would be eligible for grant of special Duty Leaves (limited by a cap decided by the Vice Chancellor) to make up for the attendance, in case any class work is missed during this period. This privilege extended to students will not be termed as right and is limited to just the attendance benefit.
The structural layout of the program and its courses requires that each course be divided in lecture, tutorial and practical sessions. Duration of each session as given in the column against the course in the course scheme is 60 minutes.
Lecture sessions: Lectures are delivered by traditional - chalk board method, supplemented by modern Information Communication technology (ICT) methods. The students are encouraged to ask questions and involve in group discussion to the extent allowed by the teacher. In some subjects where case study based methodology is adopted, the lectures are supplemented by discussions on case studies.
Tutorial Sessions: The tutorial sessions are small groups of students interacting with the teacher, solving application oriented analytical problems. The tutorial sessions are very interactive and inculcate problem solving skills in the students. Lab / Practical Sessions: During lab / practical sessions, the students work on various assignments/ project/production-Print, Radio, Television, Advertising, Corporate communications etc. .
The evaluation will be continuous and the weightage of various components are as given in Table 1 (For Theory and Practical courses).
|For Theory & Practical Courses
|Assignments/Presentation/Class Test/Open Book Test/Case Study/Quizzes /Production
|Sessional Tests (STs)
|End Term Examination
There are three Sessional Tests (STs).The average of best two are considered. The policy on the evaluation component - 'Quizzes / Tutorials / Assignments' is decided by the course coordinator and HoD and is announced separately for each course. The End Term examination for practical courses includes Production, Written and an oral examination (viva voce). The medium of examination is English. Now a days regional and language channels/publications /radio stations and other new media, advertising , corporate communication avenues are coming. Keeping these things in to consideration, student may attempt their answers in Hindi also. Criteria to Pass Examination: Based on the marks obtained by the student in a particular course as described in tables above, the grade in that course is obtained, in accordance with the Table2
|%Marks Range of total
|Qualitative Meaning
|Grade points
|Very Good
There are three Sessional Tests (STs).The average of best two are considered. The policy on the evaluation component - 'Quizzes / Tutorials / Assignments' is decided by the course coordinator and HoD and is announced separately for each course. The End Term examination for practical courses includes Production, Written and an oral examination (viva voce). The medium of examination is English. Now a days regional and language channels/publications /radio stations and other new media, advertising , corporate communication avenues are coming. Keeping these things in to consideration, student may attempt their answers in Hindi also. Criteria to Pass Examination: Based on the marks obtained by the student in a particular course as described in tables above, the grade in that course is obtained, in accordance with the Table2
In addition to conditions given in section 8 of Academic Regulations, a CGPA of 5.5 is required to receive degree for Master of Journalism and Mass Communication Program. The minimum credits to be earned are given in table 3
|Course / Year
|Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication
|Year I
|Year II
|Course Code
|English Skills-I
|General Awareness & Current Affairs 1
|Introduction to Journalism
|Introduction to Communication
|Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations
|Course Code
|English Skills-II
|General Awareness & Current Affairs II
|Reporting, Editing & Photography
|Introduction to Radio & Television
|Political System, Media Ethics & Laws
|Course Code
|English Skills-III
|Media Research & Media Management
|Specialisation in Radio
|1 +0+ 6=7
|Specialisation in Television
|1 +0+ 6=7
|Specialisation in Print (Optional)
|1 +0+ 6=7
|Specialisation in Advertising (Optional)
|Course Code
|Industrial Training
|Comprehensive Viva
CLL4401 English skills-I (4+0+0), 4 Credits (* As approved by CSL)
JML4402 General Awareness & Current Affairs 1 (3+0+2), 4 Credits
Major current international, national and regional developments during the term. Important issues covered by print/ radio / television and new media. Important people and places in news. Follow-up of major stories and editorials during the term. Discussion on sports and business stories during the term. Follow-up/discussion of popular columns, write ups, articles, features, middles, letter to editors. Readings from popular magazines - news and infotainment. Comparative study of issues covered by media. Discussion on photo feature, photo-journalism, cartoons and other materials of print media. Discussion on writing style, angle placement/ display of print media content. Discussion on content/ footage/style/presentation etc. on the issues taken up by various television channels/ radio stations/news and other portals.
JML4403 Introduction to Journalism (3+1+1), 4 Credits
Journalism - profession and craft, Journalistic skills. Journalism vs other disciplines. Journalism and Society. Need of free press in democracy. Field of journalism. Areas where journalists are employed. Career in Journalism: Editors, reporters, columnists, correspondents, staff or freelance writers, photojournalists, proofreaders, news analysts etc. in print (newspapers and magazines) and electronic (Radio, Television and Web) media. The functioning of each job profile. Print Journalism - newspapers, magazines and journals. Electronic journalism -Radio, Television and the Web. Journalism a prestigious profession: Role of journalist in the development of a nation. Purpose of journalism -inform, interpret, educate and enlighten the people. Challenges before journalist. "The pen (and the camera) is mightier than the sword." Reporting of events vs specialised reporting. Specialised areas of journalism- politics, finance and economics, investigation, culture sports etc. Examine yourself: On the basis of following questions whether journalism is a good career choice for you? Do you regularly read at least one newspaper or consult an online equivalent? Do you regularly watch or listen to television or radio newscasts? Is it important to you to keep up with current events? Are you interested in other people's lives? Are you able to talk to a wide variety of people?
Do you work well to deadlines? Are you persistent and willing to dig for information? Have you mastered basic writing skills? Journalism: news vs views: Covering hard news- court, crime, speeches, community, culture etc. Broadcast journalist-research, reference, preparation work. General assignment but not a beat. Functions performed by a junior journalist: editing, writing, reporting, photography, others. Vernacular Press vs. National Press. Qualities a journalist requires: Loyalty to citizens, verification of facts, independence, non-influence from pressure and money, finding significant things, nose for news etc. Newspapers: Types, Structure, Reach, Effects & Future. Newspapers- local, regional, national and international.. Content of newspapers. Editions of newspapers. Supplement of newspapers. Readership of newspapers and their types. Working for people in newspapers. Weekly and fortnightly magazines. Overview of history of: Print, radio, television and film industry. Role of media in Independence movement. Prominent newspapers and personalities. Media after Independence. Readership of print media: Listenership of radio. Viewership of television in India. Internet users in India. Introduction to major daily newspapers: Specialised newspaper- business, sports etc. Tabloids. Difference between tabloids and broadsheets.
Introduction to major specialized magazines: News magazines, Women's magazines, Sports magazines, Business magazines, Health magazines, IT magazines. News paper lay out and designing: Placement and treatment of news.Using Quark and other software. The role of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry: PIB, PR set-up of states, news agencies- PTI, UNI, Vaarta, Bhasha and international agencies like Reuter, AP, AFP etc. Press Council of India. Internet: Reach, effects & future of Internet .The impact of internet on journalism. Internet- the interactive medium. IP, WWW, Web newspapers, Web radio and television. IPTV. Introduction to Blogs (Web Logs): Popularity of Blogging. Contents of blogs. Types of blogs. Effectiveness of blogs as opinion maker. Role of advertisements in media: Listenership survey, ABC, TRP, TAM etc. Advertising space vs editorial space. Fading away of editor's position and concept of managing editor. Placement of advertisements in media, Effectiveness of advertisement in various media.
JML4404 Introduction to Communication (3+1+1), 4 Credits
Development of Communication: Evolution of man and stages of development of human communication, concept of communication in ancient Indian texts, modern Indian communicators.
Communication: Definition, nature and scope. Types of communication - intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, public, organizational, non-verbal and verbal with their characteristics, advantages and limitations in comparison to each other. Mass Communication: Key concepts, terms, definition, features, functions, characteristics of audience of mass media, types of mass media (print, electronic and new media) - their reach, comparison, advantages and limitations. Communication models: Definition, concept, origin, functions and limitations. Aristotle model, Lasswell model, Berlo or SMCR model, Shannon and Weaver's model, Osgood model, Schramm model, Newcomb's Model, Westley and MacLean model, Dance model, Gerbner Model, Concepts of Gatekeeping, Convergence etc. Communication theories: An overview of the emergence and development. Early theories : Hypodermic needle or Bullet theory, Personal influence theory - Two-step flow and multi-step flow, Individual Difference theory - selective exposure, selective perception and selective retention, Cognitive Dissonance. Sociological theories: Cultivation theory, Agenda-setting theory, Uses and Gratification theory, Dependency theory, Play theory and Social Learning Theory. Normative or Media System Theories: Authoritarian theory, Liberatarian theory, Soviet Communist theory, Social Responsibility theory, Democratic Participant theory and Development Media theory.
JML4405 Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations (3+1+1), 4 Credits
Introduction to Advertising World -Introduction to Advertising, Definitions of advertising, Origin & history of advertising, Advertising and Marketing Mix, Terminologies used in advertising world. Socio economic advantages of advertising, Types of Advertising: Corporate, Institutional, Social, Product, Consumer, Retails, Advocacy, Image, etc. and their relevance & applicability in current times. Controversies regarding Advertising: Advertising wasteful, Creation of monopolies, Creates materialistic demands, Advertising is parasitical, Ads are untrue and misleading, Creates desires without showing means to fulfill, ads and social discontent. Portrayal of women in advertising. Media of advertising - Print advertising: Its classification, advantages and disadvantages.
Parts or elements of print advertising-Slogan (types of slogan, characteristics), headlines (types of headlines), Subheads, illustration, copy and its copies. Electronic advertising: Radio, television, Cinema advertising, Classification, advantages and disadvantages. Internet Advertising Types of internet advertising: Banner Ads, Interstitials, Splash screens ads, key word searching etc. Advantages & disadvantages of internet advertising, Outdoor advertising-Types of outdoor advertising like Arial, Wall paintings, Banners, Hoardings, etc. It advantages & disadvantages.
Indoor advertising: Classification like Kiosks, Counter advertising, etc. Advantages & disadvantages. Advertising appeals -Definition, Types of advertising appeals: Rational appeal, Emotional and others, Buying motives, Purchasing habits of consumers. Advertising agencies -Definition, Types of advertising agency, Advertising departments in advertising agency and their functions, Creative Process and creative briefs. Advertising -Introduction to campaigns, how a campaign is planned Introduction to Public Relations-Origin & history of Public Relations, Difference between Advertising & Public Relations, Publics in PR: Internal & External Public Consumers, shareholders, community, management, internal publics, media, government. Tools of PR-Interpersonal/ Internal Public: handouts, newsletter, circulars, bulletin boards, notice boards, open houses, suggestion boxes. External Public: annual reports, meetings, brochures, etc. Mass media: radio, television, print, outdoor events. Selective media: Website ,PRO in Public and Private Sector, Writing for advertising & PR: How to write effective copy, Rules of copy writing for print, television and radio. Media Relations of PR, PR campaign: Introduction to campaigns, how a campaign is planned and executed
CLL4402 English Skills-II (4-0-0), 4 Credits (* As approved by CSL)
JML4407 General Awareness & Current Affairs 2 (3-0-2), 4 Credits
Major current international, national and regional developments during the term. Important issues covered by print/ radio / television and new media. Important people and places in news. Follow-up of major stories and editorials during the term. Discussion on sports and business stories during the term. Follow-up/discussion of popular columns, write ups, articles, features, middles, letter to editors. Readings from popular magazines - news and infotainment. Comparative study of issues covered by media. Discussion on photo feature, photo-journalism, cartoons and other materials of print media. Discussion on writing style, angle placement/ display of print media content. Discussion on content/ footage/style/presentation etc. on the issues taken up by various television channels/ radio stations/news and other portals.
JMP4408 Reporting, Editing & Photography (3-0-2), 4 Credits
Introduction to the world of print journalism: Basics of reporting and editing. Role performed by journalists in print media. The role of bureau chief, news editor and chief sub editor in the production of a newspaper. The role played by other journalists. The difference between hard and soft news. The difference between newspaper and news magazine. Role of editing in newspapers and news magazines. Principles underlying the news selection and editing process in newsrooms. Definition of news: Different sources of news. How is news selected for coverage in newspapers/ magazines. Difference in news published in a national, regional and city based newspapers. Criteria for judging news for newspapers/magazines, Planning and using feature story. Writing entertaining stories/soft feature stories. Elements of a feature, sources, style issues, photos etc. The people behind the news: Duties and responsibilities of reporter, sub editor, the district correspondent, the principal and special correspondent. The specialised writers. The edit writers. Handling the front page, the inside pages, the specialised pages, the edit page, the op-ed page and other supplements. Principles of news gathering: The importance of 5Ws and 1H. The structure of a news story. How is it different from a feature (or soft) story. Writing leads. Different types of leads Advantages of inverted pyramid style of writing. Functions performed by different people in reporting and editing like Bureau chief, staff and special correspondents, news editor, chief sub editor, sub editor etc. The role of editing in newspaper or news magazine .Turning a news report into a soft feature. The quality of good news reports: The criteria used before selecting news for publication. Reporting and writing strategies. Tips for reporting a meeting, speech, and press conference story. Covering the community on a day-to-day basis. Different aspects of the community: healthcare, education, water supply, sanitation, civic amenities, public transportation etc. Reporting crime, weather, city life, accident, disaster, court, election, riots, war/conflict/tensions, society, culture, politics, commerce and business, education etc. Building colour in news stories. News gathering: Sources of news. Hard and weak sources. Disaster stories. Reporting calamities and deaths. Press releases and handouts. Press conference and press briefing. Beats --its advantages and disadvantages. Reporting speeches and media interaction. Off the record meetings with sources, embargo .Types of news: International, national and local including community news, When international news becomes important even to a local community When local news becomes national or international news. How news cross the economic, political and geographic barrier. Covering a news beat. Interviewing: kinds, purposes, technique. Planning line of questioning for interviews and personality profile. Accuracy and truth. Reporting a story from feature angle for emphasis on entertainment. The culture business. The economics of the culture and leisure industry. The impact of leisure industry on news industry. Story telling techniques: The importance of writing strategies and storytelling. How to handle news scoops and what does it mean. Reporting on subjects like science, business, sports, development and agriculture. Off-beat features. Describing the working of common citizens with an eye on realism. Writing an obituary. Anatomy of a feature story: Storytelling techniques and writing strategies that work. Differences between writing news stories and feature writing. Discussion on human interest story, trend story, travel story. Tools of narrative and characterization. Digging for information and initiating newsgathering. Different sources of news and how to use them for report. Government as source of hard news. Role of government agencies in news gathering. Interpretative reporting : purposes, techniques. Investigative reporting - purposes, sources, styles, techniques. Columns - development, criticism, reviews, news analysis, back grounding. Scoops and exclusives. Specialized reporting :science, sports, economic, development, commerce, gender, and allied areas. Reporting for magazines. Editing: Nature and need for editing. Principles of editing, editorial desk. Functions of editorial. Introduction to headline writing. Difference between news headline and feature headline. Structure of headlines, point sizes etc. Using reference books, Newspaper clippings. Computerised editing and its pitfalls. The problem words. Avoiding jargons. Handling different types of news :like foreign copy, business copy, sports copy, human interest story. How copy editor handles reports on various desks. Pitfalls one faces while editing copy. Structure of sentence, and verification of facts. Sub judice matters and the way to report court cases. Discussing the editorial policy. News report- preparation, introduction, body, conclusion presentation, content, style, coherency and consistency and transition. Style sheet rewriting and joining running reports. reasons for rewriting copy. Similarities and differences in newspaper and magazine feature stories. The time lag between the two products as also the differences in inputs and handling of similar stories by newspapers and magazines. Handling press notes. Eliminating advertisement element from them. Headline writing: Process and ways of headline writing. Using the right word. The active voice. Using vigorous words in writing headlines. The tempting headlines. The definitive headline. The connotative headline. Headline treatments. Headline quality: Clear, precise, meaningful. Conveying to an extremely diverse audience. Various types of headings. Sub-headlines, Kickers, Handling of headings on different pages. Style and stylebook: Accuracy. Clarity. Brevity. Journalistic style. Language sensitivity. The in-house stylebook. Getting the names of people and places correct. The Associated Press Stylebook. Abbreviation. Capitalisation. Numbers. Handling news at the desk: Handling foreign copy, business copy, sports copy, human interest story. Handling reports on various desks. Handling of news analysis and backgrounders. Writing captions for photographs. Privacy and copyright laws and how the reporters and desk should guard from flouting these laws. Removal of slant or bias in copy. Guarding against free publicity. The house style. Symmetry in spelling of people, places, events. Techniques of using straight quote, paraphrasing, interpretation, comment, analysis. Scoops and exclusives. Writing for target groups, special interest audiences. Respecting privacy of the individual. Conflict of interest. Ethical minefield. Planning a newspaper at the newsdesk. Marrying headlines with edited news reports. Factors behind a newspaper layout. The role of the agency ticker line. How correspondents at national and international level work. How copy is tasted at the desk. Combining speed with accuracy. Selecting of news pictures, cropping, caption writing and placing. Introduction to Photo-Journalism: Basics of composition. How to get good pictures. Camera Angle, language of photography. Light, contrast, motion, film grain, depth & space. Factors that influence a Photograph. Nature of the subject. Judgment & Integrity. Personality of the photographer. Photographing people. Informal pictures. Expressions. Backgrounds. Posing.. Streams of photography. Camera Basics: Camera types, classifications and parts of camera. Lens: types & functions of lens. Shutter speed. Aperture, zoom and focal length. Camera Modes. white balance, focusing. Flash, other features, accessories. Camera Exposure: Auto setting. Aperture setting. Shutter priority. Manual setting Composition: Depth of Field. Rule of third. Caption writing/photo caption. Art of caption writing. Practicals: using camera . Different shots of nature, personality, spot, architecture,, landscape etc. Page planning, design & make-up: Modern newspaper design. Mastery of space. Designing a broadsheet and a tabloid. Layout styles. Static and dynamic. Horizontal and vertical make-up. Use of photographs in news pages. Cropping of photographs. Front page and inside page layouts. Special pages: Sports business etc. Designing pullouts. Tools of a journalist: The internet. Newspaper morgue. Respecting privacy. Reporting crime against women and children. Reporting tragedy. Trial by media. Media activism. Cumputerised editing.
JMP4409 Introduction to Radio & Television (3-1-1), 4 Credits
Origin and Growth of Radio. FM Radio & Community Radio in India, Internet Radio. Different Services of All India Radio - Characteristics of Radio - Advantage of Radio ,Limitations of Radio. Terms used in Radio Station- Station ID (signature tune), TOH, Bumper, Tag line, JTB, Underlay, Hooks, Trim start, Trim end, Off air, Hot keys, SFX, Talk time, Stop marker, Automation, VT(voice track),Air check, Log, Logger, FCT(fixed commercial time),FPC(Fixed Point Chart),Cue sheet, Metadata, Day part, CLB(content link break-up),Sparkler etc. Equipments used in radio studio: Console, Microphones, Speakers, Telephone, Computer, TV, Wall clock, CD player. Role & Responsibilities of Programming Department- Programming head, Show producer, Radio jockey, Copy writer, Promo producer, Music manager/ Scheduler. Qualities Required to be a Radio Presenter/RJ-Good Command over Language, Extremely Good Communicative Power, Proper Voice Modulation, Good Sense of Sound and Music, Good Diction ,Proper Knowledge of the Subject/Topic, Computer Knowledge, Sense of timing, Speaking extempore, giving live commentary, Ability of managing live crises. Classification of Radio Programs- News Bulletin, Music Programs, Feature, Review, Talk, Drama etc. Radio Bridge. What is Fabric? Different Time Band Shows: Early Morning Show, Morning Show, Mid Morning, Afternoon, Time Band, Evening Show, Night Time Band, Late Night Time Band. Special Days Show- Festivals, Celebrity's birthdays, Occasions Practicing of RJying on Console with script and without script (Extempore). Script Writing for Various Radio Programs- Different time band shows, Commercial, News Bulletin, Promos etc. Voice Over- Voice Quality, Pronunciation, Flow, Delivery, Modulation, Articulation etc. Development of different voice over skills. Practicing of VO for different Scripting.Introduction to Audio Software- Sound forge Exercise- Production work of different programmes. Introduction to Television An overview of the Television news industry. Terminology used in Television Journalism, Acquaintance with Technology. News Writing: Basic rules of journalism. (*Students will visit the department studio and editing room) Local and national newsrooms, Different departments in a News Channel Hierarchy, Roles of different departments, How a channel runs, Sources of News for a channel. Introduction to TV Script writing Style and techniques of script writing: Script format, conversational style, crispy and clear. Punctuation, use of idioms and phrases, direct sentences. Grammar, common words. Name & titles, Abbreviations, correcting and re-writing of copies. Leads, different types of leads, combining words & pictures, headlines, headers, ticker finding the news (all sources) including wire services, covering planned events, do's & don'ts in TV. Script writing for spot/hard news and soft news. Difference between hard & soft news. How television script is different from newspaper. Concept of Breaking News. What is breaking news? Playing with breaking news. Use of Graphics and Animation in news. Lead, types of Lead in brief, how are these different from print . Art of Voice over. Pace, modulation, pronunciation. 1. Hard/Spot News 2. Soft News. (Batch will be divided into groups) News reporting, How to report for TV and visuals required for news story Specialized reporting , Political, Business, Sports, Defense, and Court reporting Piece to camera, Importance and content required in P2C, Sound byte, how to take sound bytes, Interview, preparation & techniques, Types of Interview, Formal & informal interview, Putting the TV story together, Anchor shots or VOVT (Anchor voice+ shot), Uncut (Anchor Link+ Sound byte) VO GFX. (Anchor voice+ graphics/ pics) News package (Shots + VO+ Sound byte) Different types of Video Cameras- old and new cameras -Different types of Video formats, Types of Video tapes Parts of the camera- Types of lens, Types of shots, Different modes of camera, Counter, Iris, ND neutral density) filter , White balance, Depth of field and rule of thirds, Imaginary line and why to take care of the same. Different angles of camera, Movement of camera, Difference between auto and manual settings, Audio channels: Microphones, types & their characteristics, cables, New inventions in the field of Television - High Definition Video format, Digital Television, DTH . Handling of camera & Accessories. Introduction of Video Editing- Importance of video editing, Familiar with different video editing machines,Types of video editing:Linear editing, Non-linear editing, live editing,Camera Angle for editing: Wide shot, long shot, mid long and close up etc. Framing, Eye line, Grammar of editing: Cut, fade, transition. Capture devices (Video tape recorder, camera, fire wire) Crossing the line - imaginary line used for shooting time. Rule of third- frame divide for different angles. Film, documentary and news shots introduction Introduction to the equipments of editing Different Broadcast formats (PAL, NTSC and SECAM) Different technical parameters of editing- Digital video, images, fire wire connector, Various type of equipment,Analog and Digital media, Luminance and Chrominance,Pre roll, SDTV/HDTV (Standard Definition and High Definition Television), Time code - Hours, min, sec, and frame. Cut and types of cuts. Function of a cut. Why an editor makes cuts. Explain what an editor does and how the editing process works. Language of editing and the state of editing in the India today. Shot, scene, sequence and series. Understanding the interface-browser, viewer, timeline, canvas. Setting up new project, general preferences, system setting, easy setup Capturing audio-video, scratch disk, audio-video render. Connecting the video camera, VTR, importing files and music, Placing your shots, working with clips, marking in and out point. Cut-rough, jump cut, cross cut, motivated cut. Explain why editors make cuts. How every cut is motivated? Audio cut, loops, audio syncing. Transitions-controlling, transitions applying News and factual Editing. Editing news stories, cut with voice over, music. Opening titles announce the show Sub-titles identify people and places End titles draw the program to its conclusion, How to make news Practical assignment for students in groups Submission of final project News, Interview & Programme story (up to 4 minute Story). News Anchoring & News Reading (Examples of anchors work and detailed analysis of their styles.) Basics of anchoring for news bulletin . Technique of reading from teleprompter. Effective Communication, Correct Pronunciation and Diction. Legal pitfalls (what NOT to say). Panel discussion and Interviews. How to handle breaking news. On screen appearance, wardrobe. How to handle a news bulletin: Morning meeting, assigning of duties, covering scheduled/unscheduled events in the city - to give students a feel of teamwork, cooperation, time management and meeting deadline. Production of recorded news bulletin. Ethical Issues while reporting or telecasting news stories. Analysis of news stories/bulletin.
JML4410 Political System, Media Ethics & Laws (4-0-0), 4 Credits
Introduction to the Constitution and its relevance: Framing of Indian Constitution: Seminal Sources - Background, Government of India Act, 1935, Impact of various constitutions, Salient Features of Indian Constitution, etc. Components of the Indian Constitution- Preamble of the Constitution. The longest and most comprehensive constitution. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy: Classification of Directive Principles. Fundamental Duties: How have they become an integral part of the Indian Constitution
Parliamentary System: Rajya Sabha : Its composition, functions and powers, term of office and qualification for its membership, Chairman-role and duties. Lok Sabha: Its composition, qualification of membership and disqualification of membership, tenure of the House, The Speaker: Position and powers of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Relation between the two Houses ( Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha). Legislative procedure (Introduction and first reading, Second reading, Committee stage, Report stage and Third reading). National, Regional and Local, Prominent Political Leaders. Union : President Selection, term of office, role, powers and emergency powers, removal of the President. Vice-President: election, functions and duties. Prime Minister and Council of Ministers: Appointment of Prime Minister, functions and position. Different Ministries at Union level-their responsibility. State: Governor: Appointment, functions and powers, position. Chief Minister and Council of Ministers: Appointment, functions and powers. State Legislature: Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council),Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), their functions and responsibilities. Union-State Relations (Centre-State Relations): Union List, State List, Concurrent List. Central Secretariat: Introduction, meaning, nature, functions and its role. Prime Minister's Secretariat/Office Cabinet Secretariat. The Cabinet Secretary. State Secretariat Chief Secretary District Administration Deputy Commissioner/Collector. Local Self Government in India (Urban/ Rural) - Urban Local Self Government: Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Notified Area Committee, Town Area Committee.
Seventy-fourth Constitutional Amendment. Introduction: 3 Tier System, Gram Sabha, Panchayat or Gram Panchayat, Panchayat samati, Zilla parishad, MEDIA ETHICS : Importance of knowledge of law of the land. Who is a journalist? The notion of professional standards. Code of ethics by Editor's Guild of India, Broadcast Code (AIR and DD) and other media houses. Regulation of the media: Self regulation and State regulation. State Regulation - Press Commission, Press Council, The legal system and courts. Sources of law. The Constitution. Fundamental Rights. Public Interest Litigation, Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code. Freedom of expression. Constitutional provisions. Discuss the environment for freedom of the media in our country. Official Secrets Act and Sedition. Protecting national security and public order. Access to information laws and procedures, RTI Act 2005 - Features, shortcomings. Protection of whistleblowers. Case studies. Rules of court reporting. Contempt of court, sub judice matter's rules. Laws regulating blasphemy hate speech, and racism. Freedom of expression vs freedom to offend. Obscenity law in India. Obscenity and pornography. Covering violence and brutality. Crime against Children: Right to Education Act etc. Crime against Women: Copyright Act. Press and Registration of Books Act, Prasar Bharati Act,Cable Television Act, Defamation law. The law and professional standards relating to privacy. Right to privacy vs freedom of expression.The protection of confidential sources. Right of reply provisions. Should journalists have special rights to protect their confidential sources? The media and elections. Laws relating to the coverage of elections. Should countries legislate a "fairness doctrine" for media during elections? JOURNALISM ETHICS- Journalism ethics - not just right and wrong; principles of critical thinking and decision making. Ombudsman, Concepts - Bias, Impartiality, Ethnic, racial and cultural identities. Personal ethics and group ethics; Truth, Fairness, Integrity, Impartiality, Independence and Accountability. Global ethics - universal values or relativism? Conflict of interests - principle of independence; censorship - threats, reprisals and intimidation; personal integrity. Objectivity: is it possible? Objectivity versus subjectivity. Freedom of the press. Principles of openness and freedom of expression; ethics during conflicts and wars; Journalism ethics and patriotism. Principle of accountability: Legal ethics - slander and libel considerations; media bias, sensationalism. Seeking the truth and information accuracy: Notion of truth; verification; evidence, Fact-checking and plagiarism; speculation, rumors and gossip; separation between news and opinion; reenactments, and artistic imaginings; fairness and balance - moral judgments; news sources; accurate attribution and confidentiality of anonymous sources. New technologies, old dilemmas: The effects and implications of new technologies: Speed versus accuracy; ethics in the digital age; citizen journalism; blogs; filtering news videos in open digital spaces like YouTube and MySpace Hidden cameras: Video editing; photo and digital manipulation and misrepresentation; offensive images, special, sensitive situations: how should journalists cover hostage-takings, suicide attempts and other events where media coverage could exacerbate the problem, or lead to deadly consequences? News judgment in cases of diversity (including racial and cultural identities), standards of taste; gender and sexual orientation, stereotyping. Ethics and cheque-book journalism: bribes, personal interests, survival of ethical principles; pressure from competition; ethical decisions, scoops; increased importance of business values; journalism as one part of profit-driven corporations. Citizen journalism and ethics; local, national and international study cases. Examples of recent real ethical dilemmas The future of Journalism ethics: Is there a future for journalism? Journalism as a serious source of news and democratic debate or just another source of entertainment, information overload and new standards of journalism practice. Suggested Book(s) :
CLL4501 English Skills-III (4-0-0), 4 Credits (* As approved by CSL)
JML4512 Media Research & Media Management (4-0-0), 4 Credits
Introduction to Management: Meaning Features. Principles and practices of management. Type of business organizations: Sole proprietorship, partnership, company, conglomerate, co-operative societies, limited liability partnerships, trusts. Features of each type of organization, advantages and limitations of each type of organization. Radio management: Ownership patterns in radio - Government and private ownership, departments in a radio station - programming, sales, administration, scheduling & finance, brand & technical. Television management: Ownership patterns in Television - Government and private ownership, departments in a TV station - programming, sales, administration, scheduling & finance, brand & technical. Print media management: Different departments-editorial-newsroom, Business departments - advertising and circulation departments. New Media Management: Search Marketing, online PR, online partnerships, interactive ads, opt-in-e-mail, viral marketing.PR and Advertising Management: its agencies. Government Media: Central and State. Marketing research organizations and media management: Marketing research organizations in India - ORG-MARG, IMRB, Nielson India etc. Counting media effectiveness - Print - NRS, RNI, ABC, IRS, ABC, TV- TRP, TAM, CMS, Radio-RAM, Regulatory mechanism related to press in India- Registrar of newspapers, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, AAAI, TRAI, ABC, and PRSI etc. Future of Indian Media Industry: Current trends and relevant issues, FDI in Indian media industry etc. Research: concept, definition, role and scope. Social Science research, Communication research, Media research. Basic elements of research. Need and scope of media research. Fundamental research and applied research. Research design; its significance. Experimental design and semi experimental design. Exploratory, descriptive design, benchmark studies, panel studies. Methods of communication research: census, survey, content analysis, observation, case studies, focus group studies .Data collection tools Questionnaire and schedules-preparation and pre-testing. Art of conducting research interview. Feed forward and feedback. Sources of data, data coding, tabulation, graphs and tables. Statistical methods: mean, median, mode, standard deviation, chi-square test. Introduction to SPSS. Interpretation of data, research report writing. Problems in communication research.
JMP4513 Specialisation in Radio (1 -0- 6), 4 Credits
History and Development of Radio: Definition of radio, FM radio & Community radio in India, Internet radio. Advantage of radio, Limitations of radio. All India Radio Services-Prasar Bharti. Terms used in Radio Station- Station ID (signature tune),TOH, Bumper, Tag line, JTB, Underlay, Hooks, Trim start, Trim end, Off air, Hot keys, SFX, Talk time, Stop marker, Automation, VT(voice track),Air check, Log, Logger, FCT(fixed commercial time),FPC(Fixed Point Chart),Cue sheet, Metadata, Day part, CLB(content link break-up),Sparkler etc.Functions and duties of programming department: Programming head, Show producer, Radio jockey, Copy writer, Promo producer,Music manager/Scheduler. Handling of studio Equipments:Console, Microphones, Speakers, Telephone, Computer, TV, wall clock, CD player etc.Different formats of Radio Programs- News, Music, Spoken word etc.Popular Radio Genres:News bulletin, Music programs, Feature, Review, Drama, Talks etc. Techniques of writing for various Radio formats:Script writing for various Radio Programs- Different time band shows, News Bulletin, Feature, Drama, Commercial, Promo, Interview etc. Broadcasting Voice Over (VO):Voice Quality, Pronunciation, Flow, Delivery Modulation, Articulation etc. Importance of silence. Style of a radio jockey. Essentials for Radio Presenter/RJ:Good Command over Language, Extremely Good Communicative Power, Proper Voice Modulation, Good Sense of Sound and Music, Good Diction, Proper Knowledge of the Subject/Topic, Computer Knowledge, Sense of timing, Speaking extempore, giving live commentary, Ability of managing live crises. What is fabric? Different time band shows: Early Morning Show, Morning Show, Mid Morning, Afternoon Time Band, Evening Show, Night Time Band. Special Days Show- Festivals, Celebrity's birthdays Occasions. Practicing of RJying on console with script and without script (extempore). Learning Audio software-Sound forge Production of Radio Programs- (including Scripting, Recording, Editing) News Bulletin, Radio Commercial, Promo, Interview, Feature, Different time band shows etc.
JMP4514 Specialisation in Television (1 -0- 6), 4 Credits
Different departments of a news channel and their working- Input cum assignment desk. Political desk, National desk, Sports desk, Business Desk, Output desk. Different types of anchoring - standing anchor, multi anchor bulletin, anchoring for special packages, and outdoor anchoring (without teleprompter). Role and Responsibilities of a Producer / Panel Producer How to prepare a rundown for a bulletin Functions of production control room. Handling of video tape recorder, Play list, audio console/mixer and switcher, Cable and connectors. Handling live reporting, (with/without Outdoor Broadcasting Van) Multiple guests in a news bulletin, Live Phono. How to handle Breaking news in PCR; Hot switching. Production of Live/recorded news bulletin (Includes Live reporting, live Phono). Individual responsibilities will be given to the students such as, Producer, Reporter, Cameraman, Editor, Rundown producer, VTR Operator etc.
There will be a morning meeting in which stories and work will be assigned. Bulletin has to go on air on the same day Critical evaluation of News bulletin .TV Interview, techniques and types. Research, preparation, do's and don'ts, Indoor Interview/Outdoor Interview. Student can invite any guest in the studio after getting official invitation from the school. Importance of Sound and Lighting for Television Production
TV Programming- Concept, research, location, budgeting, scripting, crew and equipments, planning, shooting and post production. Production Techniques -Pre Production - Production- Post production, Production of a complete programme, Critical evaluation of Programme, Documentary Making/ Film Making , Subject finding, research, location, and budgeting, scripting, crew and equipments, planning, shooting and post production, Documentaries with Anchor/ without Anchor, Introduction to film production. The people and process involved in it.. Video Editing: Rendering, using sound-voice over, music. How to use audio loop with visuals.\Adding titles, text generator, basic animation, Key-framing, straight motion, motion control, Animation effect-pan and scan. Filters-color correction image control, matte. 3 color-way (mid tone, white, black), adding titles, music level Record to tape, print to video, export, archiving. Boris calligraphy, title 3d, nesting. News Editing, editing headlines with visuals. Editing of news package, Anchor shots. Editing news story with pictures and text only. Aston bands, headers, tickers. Single/Multi camera editing, Ad and promo making- Product and concept, appeal used, scripting, shooting, editing and releasing. Feedback of TV Ad *Emphasis will on editing part, Promo, Montage and Show Reel Editing, Production of TV Advertisement and Promos, Critical evaluation, Montage making, Programme promo editing, Special effects in Programme editing, News and Documentary Editing, What is the difference between News and documentary? How to direct camera operator and producer for documentary Editing voice over of a documentary Field and studio work exercise. Screening of documentaries Critical evaluation of documentaries
JMP4515 Specialisation in Print (Optional) (1 -0- 6), 4 Credits
Business Reporting - Business journalism: Introduction, kind of stories carried in financial newspapers. Business reporting. Beats in the Business Bureau. Sources of news. Exploring corporate stories and industry news. Role of National, International institutions: Finance Ministry, Commerce Ministry, Planning Commission, Central Bank, Industrial Development Bank of India, NABARD, RBI, ICICI, Export-Import Bank. World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organisation etc. FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI etc. Budget Reporting: Understanding the budget. Types of budgets. Outline the assignment. Definition of budget terms, analyzing the budget. Changes in the budget. Quotes from the industry, common man, chambers of commerce and industry etc. Fundamentals of Stock Market and Institutional Structure of Capital Market: Meaning, Stocks and Shares. Opening and closing price, Scrip, Bullion, Bear, Brouse, Stag, Broker, Bull. Securities and Exchange Board of India, Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange, Wall Street. UTI, Credit Rating Agencies (ICRA, CRISIL, CARE). Commercial and Economic Terminologies: Actuary, different kinds of capital - authorized capital, auxiliary capital, fixed capital, long-term capital, share capital, capital expenditure, capital gains tax, capital levy, capital market, cheap money, clearing house, collateral security, convertibility, debenture; deferred securities, deferred shares, deferred stocks, deficit financing, fiduciary money, exchange control, holding company, incentives, index number, public utility, public works, securities, bearer security, blue chip, bond, short bonds. Tariff, underwriter and Value Added Tax. Etc. Legislature Legislative Reporting: Importance of Legislative News. Legislature: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Parishad, formation and functions of the Houses of Parliament and Assembly. Tenure of members, powers and duties. Parliament: President's address, Relationship between the Legislature and Executive. Functions, powers and responsibilities of (a) Speaker and Deputy Speaker and (b) the Ex- officio Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Sessions, No Confidence Motion. Questions: Starred, Unstarred, Short notice, Call attention notices, Raising of matter under Rule 377, Motions for discussion, Adjournment Motion, Private Members' Resolutions and Reporting. Working: The passage of a Bill. Decision of the House and Divisions. Amendment of the Constitution. Budget, Parliamentary Committees - Standing Committee and Ad hoc Committee. The Secretariat: The Reporter and Parliament: Zero Hour, Papers laid on the table of the House, Suo moto statement, debates and discussions, Central Hall. Responsibilities of a Parliamentary reporter and Breach of Privilege. Crime Reporting - Crime and society: What constitutes crime? Why report crime? The law and the citizen. Common crimes. Crimes of passion. Heinous crimes, Unusual crime. The crime trail. Revisiting the crime spots. The role of police in society, The police beat. The working of the police department and its hierarchy, the working of the traffic police, enforcement department, central police forces, how crime impacts society Role of crime reporter; Basic qualities of a crime reporter, the role of contacts, inter-dependency of crime, hospitals, police stations , jails etc. the crime reporter's contacts. Crime and Defamation. Contempt of Court. How development impacts the crime graph. Crime and civic problems. The law and the reporter News value and crime: Does good crime stories help sell a newspaper? How to dig for a story? How to follow leads. How to interview people to extract information and how to write crisp, clear, interesting stories under pressure of a deadline. Identifying the victims of crime. Identifying the criminal. The juvenile criminal. Tools of a crime reporter, sources, follow-up checks and balances. The special terms used by the police Case study of crime in the city; Types of crime in a city. Unsolved cases. Court Reporting - Understanding Indian judicial system. Structure of courts. Role of lower courts. High Court. Supreme Court. Labour Courts. Consumer Court, Claims tribunal, Accident tribunal, fast-track Court, Lok Adalat etc. International Court of The Hague. Legal terms used in court reporting: PIL, RTI, notice, reply, culprit, accused, alleged etc Sub-judious matter and reporting. Different sections of IPC and CrPC. Case studies with reference to media and court. Role of court reporter. Role of lawyers. Freedom of speech & expression, Article 19 (a)& (2) Reasonable Restrictions. Official Secrets Act Reporting crime against women. Reporting crime by juveniles Criminal and civil cases. Sports Reporting- Sports news vs general news. Sports news on front and other pages. Specialised form of writing. The 5 Ws and 1 H of sports reporting. Major sports in India. Cricket vs other sports coverage in India. Major tournaments in India in different sports. Prominent international events in sports: Olympics, Asiad, Commonwealth Games, World Cup etc. The sports desk. The sports editor, role. Sources of sports news. Print journalism vs electronic journalism with special reference to sports reporting. Reporting the action
Role of photographs on sports pages. Sports features. Profiles. Opinion columns, The expert column. Conducting interviews. Types of interviews. Promotional sports coverage. Prominent sports personalities and their records. Rules of various sports. Controversies in sports. Sports Associations at various levels and their functioning. Role of Sports Ministry at Centre and sports department in states.
Writing for magazines- Role of magazines .In-depth reporting. Difference between newspapers, magazines. Spot reporting vs reporting for magazines. Writing style in magazines. Telling a story. Reaching your target audience, Specialised magazines. Growth of magazines.Looking for ideas. Developing an idea. Role of research in magazine articles. Role of photographs in magazines. Magazine editing. Freelance writer. Specialised writer. In-house magazines. Trade journals.
JMP4516 Specialisation in Advertising (Optional) (1 -0- 6), 4 Credits
Advertising models: AIDA model, SWOT analysis, rules of successful SWOT analysis. Case studies of SWOT analysis research. Advertising research: introduction to market research, product research, consumer research, etc. Integrated marketing communication: objectives and budgeting for integrated marketing: promotion, product, place and personal selling. Advertising design: presentation, message structure, visualization. Various elements of copy-background, border, caption, coupon, decoration, heading, illustration, mascot, nameplate, price, product, slogan, space, sub-heading, text and trade-mark.ASCI guidelines: role played by ASCI in handling advertising cases, cases registered under ASCI. Radio Commercials: Types and functions. Practical on preparation of commercials (writing, recording, editing and packaging). Evaluation of advertisements on radio. Latest trends in advertising: Above the line communication methods: buying and selling air time for radio and television, research, buying space in international life style magazines and international business magazines. Planning and buying cinema advertising. Sponsorship of sports/arts/ events.
English (Project) 3 Credits
JMT9521 Industrial Training 10 Credits
Each student will have to undergo 16 weeks of industrial training/ internship in any reputed media organisation only after the submission of dissertation .Students will have to produce a report of the activities done during internship by making a formal presentation in front of faculty/ examiner and students .They will have to submit a certificate on a letter head stating that he/ she has done successfully the requisite internship in that particular media organization. They will also have to submit a performance appraisal filled and duly signed by reporting officer(s).This will be of 50 marks. Industrial training / Internship will be evaluated by a panel of experts( internally).They will be marked out of 150 In total it will be of 200 marks *Before proceeding for Industrial Training students must submit their dissertation.
JMT6522 Dissertation 6 Credits
Each student will select a topic for research. Before this, he/she will present the outline of proposed research work in front of staff council which will decide the final topic of dissertation The guide will be decided by School's staff council meeting keeping in view student's area of interest/ subject and guide's expertise. It will also look at the equal distribution of students' number so that the faculty may spare time to guide him/ her The student should conduct independent study/ research under the supervision of guide. He/she should apply appropriate research methodology to generate new information / facts/ conclusions Each student will have to submit a soft copy and 3 typed copies of dissertation in a format prescribed by the university on the date fixed for the same. The dissertation will be evaluated by external and internal examiner/ supervisor and viva -voce will be conducted by them.The total marks will be 200 out of which 150 remains with external and 50 remains with internal examiner / supervisor.
JMS4523 Comprehensive Viva 4 Credits
Each student will be examined(out of 100 marks) in detail by a panel of experts (internal and external) about their total understanding and knowledge skills about the subjects / courses studied during the entire master's programme.
The CGPA (calculated on a 10 point scale) would be used to describe the overall performance of a student (from the semester of admission till the point of reckoning) in all courses for which LETTER GRADES will be awarded. GPA will indicate the performance of student for any particular semester. Formulas for calculation of GPA and CGPA has been provided as below:
Where n = number of subjects in the semester; N = number of semesters; GPAi = GPA for the ith semester; Cij = number of credits for the jth course in ith semester; and Gj = Grade point corresponding to the grade obtained in the jth course.
Table below shows the grade point for every valid grade, that may be awarded to a student pursuing a particular course:
|%Marks Range of total
|Qualitative Meaning
|Grade points
|Very Good
'I' grade would be awarded to those students, who due to some reason or the other have not been able to appear in certain required number of evaluation components conducted for a course. Later 'I' grade would be changed to a relevant grade, once a student has fulfilled the requirement of appearing in certain number of evaluation components for a course.
Example to Understand the Calculation of GPA
Suppose a student is registered in four courses 'W', 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' in a particular semester as mentioned below in the Column - I of the table. Column - II in the table below depicts the number of credits, which those courses carried. At the end of the semester, student was awarded with the grades as mentioned in Column - III in the table given below. Column - IV indicates the corresponding grade weight. Column - V and Column - VI indicate essentially the Credit value and Grade Points for every course completed by a student in that particular semester.
|Course in Which student registered(Column - I)
|Credits(Column - II)
|Letter Grade Column - III
|Grade Value (Column - IV)
|Credit Value (Column - V)
|Grade Points (Column - VI)
|Course W
|3 x 6
|Course X
|3 x 8
|Course Y
|3 x 10
|Course Z
|2 x 10
Thus, the total GPA of the student would be =
Suppose the GPA of the student in two successive semesters is 7.0 and 8.0 with respective course credits being 12 and 11, then the


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A four-car crash blocked the entrance to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center early Tuesday afternoon.
The crash was reported by multiple callers shortly after 2 p.m.
When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they reported all westbound lanes of East Mill Plain Boulevard were blocked by the crash, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Several people were out of their vehicles.
One AMR ambulance and one engine from the Vancouver Fire Department responded, along with a few Vancouver police officers, said Capt. Kevin Murray, Vancouver Fire Departmentspokesman.
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Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin
Pairing(s): Ereri (More may be added later)
Rating: T for now. May change later.
Flames roared, and wood creaked and groaned as it struggled to stay standing beneath the weight it held. The flames continued to eat it away, consuming more and more of the brittle wood that had once been what made up haven and home, but now served as little more than kindling for what was sure to become a funeral pyre.
Debilitating. Paralyzing. Fear so strong it made it impossible to so much as scream, that was all the small child could really comprehend as his home was rapidly devoured around him.
A loud snap sounded through the blaze, part of the stairway's rail giving way and breaking from the rest to fall to the ground in a cloud of bright cinders, just a few feet away from where the boy had taken up hiding, somewhat snapping him from his fear induced state with another wave of terror. All the boy could do was press himself farther back into the corner beneath the small wooden table that stood little to no chance of surviving the blaze. One hand was held firmly over his nose and mouth, trying to keep any more of the smoke from getting down an already raw throat and into burning lungs, while the other grasped hard at the table's leg as he tried to press as far away from the growing heat as he could.
He bit back a pained cry as his back just brushed again the wall, the pain from the burns making his vision flash white before he quickly jerked away from the minuscule contact. Closing as tightly as he could, he fought back the tears that brimmed at the edges of the teal-hued orbs and let out a shuddering sob, hoping-praying-that this was all just some horrible dream. That his mom would shake him awake at any moment and hold him close while he cried and tried to get his tears under control, just like she always did when he had a bad dream. That's all this was-that had to be all it was... right? The flames, the men who'd broken in, his mom's scream, the smoke that burned his lungs, throat, and eyes, the pain that ripped through his back at even the smallest movement or touch... it was all just a bad dream... nothing mo-
A crash sounded from above, yanking his train of thought from its rail, and his eyes instantly snapped open to see cinders scatter and rain down around the black clothed form that was suddenly crouching in the middle of the small walkway. He swallowed hard as his fear spiked, his breathing growing a bit faster as his bare feet scraped at the wooden floor, trying to get farther away only to freeze in their futile attempt as the man's gaze fell on him.
The man simply stared at him, eyes cold and calculating, and when he finally spoke, his voice was soft and surprisingly calm, despite the heat that threatened to burn him alive along with the child in front of him. The boy didn't completely catch his word, too focused on the icy blue-grey pools that had locked on him to really notice anything else. He was transfixed, pinned in place by the eyes staring back at him. Cold and harsh as though they were made of chips of ice, and the predatory gleam that seemed to accompany that of evident disinterest only added to the chill they sent racing down the boy's spine.
"Oi, kid!" The man snapped, his voice harsher than before as he tried to draw the boy's attention. "I asked you if you wanted to live! Or do you plan on just sitting there and burning to death?"
The words rang like the crack of a whip, and the boy quickly focused on the man's face as a whole, taking in the sharp features that matched the sharp eyes, the way dark hair fell to just above the icy pools. A crash sounded in the distance, and the boy curled tighter in on himself on instinct, trying to make himself as small as possible, even as a violent cough tore at his throat like shards of broken glass and a shadow of agony clawed at his back.
He slowly shook his head, a few tears sliding down his cheeks and creating pale tracks through the dark soot that covered his face as his breath came in labored wheezes, more of the acrid smoke, the smell of burning wood and flesh entering his lungs with each ragged inhale as he fought to take in more of the air his body screamed for, more of the oxygen he so desperately craved. A hand appeared in front of him, a few scant inches from his face and he struggled to focus on it as his vision swam, blurring and growing dark around the edges. When the man spoke again, his voice was strained, the words coming as though they were forced out through gritted teeth, but despite that, there was still an air of calm that seemed to surround him. "Then come with me."
He stared at the hand a few moments, before slowly lifting one of his own, hovering just a couple inches from the other's before hesitantly placing it in the man's palm. His skin was cool. Not cold, but not warm either, just... cool, and it was a welcome change from the blistering heat.
The man moved back a bit, giving the child's hand a small tug that he took as a silent command, slowly crawling out from under the table, towards the older male. When he was completely out, the man slowly moved to his feet and pulled the boy to his knees.
He hesitantly moved to stand, only to pause a moment later, looking up with wide eyes as the ceiling creaked around the hole the man had come through. The man swore loudly, yanking hard on the boy's hand only for the child to tear it from his grasp with a startled cry, the sound quickly masked by that of snapping wood and groaning supports as part of the ceiling above them gave way.
The boy cried out loudly, covering his head with his arms and fighting back a sob of fear as more of the debris rained down close by, sending up a cloud of cinders and a burst of heat. He heard the man curse loudly once again and next thing he knew there was another form covering his own, and a moment later he was being scooped up into the stranger's arms and held tight to his chest. He didn't fight against his hold, instead clutching onto the cloth of his shirt, glancing off to the side to see the flames slowly licking their way up the curtains that covered the window, the sight of flashing red and blue lights visible beyond the thin sheet that reflected the light of the flames.
He quickly buried his face into the crook of the stranger's neck, hands fisting in the dark cloth so tight his knuckles turned white, almost as if he were hoping that if he didn't see the flames, he wouldn't feel their heat in the air. He felt the man's arms tighten minutely in response to his hold and his eyes shot open, a choked sound of pure pain tearing from his raw throat through gritted teeth.
The man tensed, and he felt him shift part of the torn, scorched remains that made up the back of his shirt before giving another loud curse and shifting his arms so that he was no longer pressing against his back, hooking one under his bottom and the other loosely around his shoulders, mindful of the burns that rested there. The boy took a shuddering breath, body trembling minutely as his breath hitched on a choked sob and aftershocks of pain ripped through him. One of the stranger's hands moved to the back of his head, pressing it close to him once more, and he gladly complied, burying his face back into the other's neck.
He heard the man mutter something along the lines of 'filthy brat' before he started moving, the burning air rushing around them as they moved as though it were the wind racing across an open field. He could hear the sirens outside, faintly, the sounds of people shouting and cursing just audible to keen ears over the sound of the raging flames and protesting wood.
There was another crash, this time right behind him and easily distinguished as the sound of shattering glass, broken shards falling to the ground below as a rush of cool air came through the now broken window, washing over his back and drawing a soft cry from his lips as he clung tighter to the one who held him. The cold air stung brutally as it touched his flesh, feeling like countless cold needles stabbing at tender flesh all at once, but it was still welcome, a blessed relief from the stifling heat and smoke that had been making it so hard to so much as breathe.
He felt the air rush around them, the impact jarring as the man landed on the ground a full story below before they were once again surrounded by the chilled air, the feel of it racing around them stabbing at the boy's back as he tried to fight back a sob, until it finally seemed to slow. The sounds of people shouting and sirens became louder for a brief moment accompanied by the sound of the hoses as they tried to douse the pyre, and he could almost swear that he heard someone, a couple young voices crying out his name somewhere in the masses before they began getting farther away and it all started to grow quiet and muffled.
His hold tightened on the man's shirt as he seemed to slow his pace to a walk before stopping completely, and started to shift him around. He whimpered quietly, moving his arms to wrap loosely around his neck and opening his eyes as the man moved him onto his back, his legs draped and held in place on either side of the stranger's waist. He glanced tentatively at the man, watching the yellow light dance across his features.
The man's gaze cut to him from the side for a moment before he turned his gaze forward once more, and the child slowly turned his gaze to join the other's own, feeling his eyes sting with tears he tried to fight back as he watched the two story house down the block being rapidly devoured by a seemingly starving blaze. People stood out front, stopped from getting too close by policemen as sirens blared, and the firefighters worked to try and tame the roaring flames. It felt like a dream, and he still wasn't convinced that it wasn't, even as right before his eyes what remained of the third story collapsed, the sound accompanied by a triumphant roar from the fires that consumed it and a shrill cry from somewhere in the crowd.
The man backed away, the sight of the blaze disappearing around the corner as he turned and began making his way down the alley. Somewhere in his mind, the child could still hear someone warning him, telling him he shouldn't go with strangers, but he couldn't bring himself to care. He sniffled, burying his face into the side of the man's neck and he soon found the rhythm of the steady pace as he walked beginning to lull him, his eyes growing heavy as he clung tight to the one who'd saved him.
"Oi, kid, you got a name?" the man asked suddenly, jostling the child on his back a bit as though trying to rouse him from his near sleeping state.
He was quiet for a few long moments, puling back to stare at what he could see in the other's face in the shadows before the question finally seemed to register and make sense. "E-Eren..." He croaked softly, voice hoarse.
"Alright Eren. I'm Levi and I want you to listen to me; you can't go to sleep yet."
"But..." He was tired... so, so tired and his back hurt so much, it was even worse without the distraction the flames and fear had offered before... he just wanted to sleep now, hoping that when he woke up, he'd be back in his bed, safe and sound so... "Why?"
"Because I said."
He pouted slightly, but didn't speak again as he tried to keep his eyes open. He let his mind wander aimlessly, eventually finding its way to the blaze, an image flashing in his minds eye that made him clutch at his chest with one hand as it began to grow tight. He glanced back at the man-Levi's-face. The farther they got from the blaze, the longer a question burned on his tongue, only growing more and more painful the longer he tried to fight it back, knowing he probably didn't want to know the answer.
"M-my mom..." He finally whispered, his voice little more than a dry rasp. "She... she was... she was upstairs..."
Levi was quiet a few long moments, his eyes remaining locked on the road ahead as he continued walking. He paused a moment in his stride but didn't look at Eren and the boy began to wonder if he'd even heard him. Finally, Levi gave a soft sigh, looking at the innocent child on his back from the corner of one eye as he spoke. "She's gone."
Eren felt the familiar sensation as more tears began to form at his eyes, only adding to the sting the smoke had left in it's wake, even though he didn't know why. He closed his eyes as he buried his face back into the other's neck, but he didn't have the energy to either fight back the tears or let them flow. He was too exhausted for either, and it wasn't long until, despite his best efforts, he gave way to sleep's lulling call, slumping limp against Levi's back as a few tears escaped from between the gently closed lids.


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Erhart Road, between Branch and Stone roads in Litchfield Township, will be closed today for culvert replacement work.
Westfield Road, between Buffham and Kennard roads in Westfield Township, will be closed through Thursday, July 31, due to culvert replacement.
River Styx Road, between Blake and Wadsworth roads in Guilford Township, will be closed Thursday, July 31, due to bridge repair.
Marks Road, at its intersection with Spieth Road in York and Medina townships, is closed through Monday, Aug. 15, to improve the intersection.
Click here to view road construction projects listed on the Ohio Department of Transportation's Web site. Medina County is part of District 3.


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I was recently approached by an IT recruitment company to come up with an idea for an HTML email that could also be used in other forms of online advertising, such as banners, MPUs and skyscrapers.
The result was the above which will be used as an HTML email and to be sent out to 20,000 potential customers.
Here's how you do an HTML email on a Mac: Compose your email as a separate "index.html" document in a directory on your server. Don't use much CSS (only for text formatting, don't use
divs) and put the CSS in the
body not the
head. Contain everything within a table where
width="100%". And within that table put other ones with widths no larger than 600 pixels. Make sure all your image sources have full routes. Once you're happy with the result, view the page in Safari and go File > Mail Contents of This Page (Command-I) and a beautiful HTML email will open up in Mac Mail for you to email the client.
Note: In Mountain Lion, the Mail Contents of This Page menu has been changed to Share / Email Page. The resulting new outgoing message in Mail loses a lot of the formatting. Thank you to Paul Foraker in the comments for pointing this out.
The email should be welcoming and friendly with an eye-catching theme, enticing the recipient to click through to your client's website.
Have a look at the other ideas I came up with for this HTML email brief.


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Why do so many partition management tools, like EASEUS Partition Master, Acronis Disk Director, etc. require their own drivers in order to run?
In other words, what do they need to do that cannot be accomplished without a dedicated driver?
Direct disk access is completely possible from user-mode in Windows, so I'm curious why these tools insist on installing a custom driver to do their work. What is the reason behind this?


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I have baught + payed a finished nighmare man 78 nightowl mask. rehaired and repainted by makeshift on ebay at the 23.10.2011. the price was $282.98 (with 36.99$ shipping) and I payed it on the 24.10.2011. I waited until mid-december but never received anything, then I opened a paypal claim for not arrived broadcast... the item didn´t arrive meanwhile and I am still waiting.
I´ve asked several times to search for the package, but have not done this or gave me a proof about this. I always get a tracking number from other sellers that I can track the sending whenever I want. I buy 4-6 mask and busts each month and I am always satisfied with the sellers (Jonathan Fuller,Jeremy Bohr,Lewis Frye,Horror Sanctum Studios,Darren Nevin,Daz Jordan,Justin Mabry,Monte Ward,Chris Morgan,Casey Love,Erich Lubatti,...)


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Mung beans are a delicious ingredient that make their way here from Southeast Asia and India, where they are commonly consumed for great nutrition, cleansing the body, promoting robust health, and for their delicious, earthy taste. Of course, the earthy flavor of mung beans is a source of some unfair derision, and it is a source of a nearly unique flavor that can bring a simple dish together, ground it, and give it homey depth.
Cooked in the slow-cooker or crock pot, mung beans, like any small bean, will soften over the course of a few hours to the point where much of their substance comes out to give body to the broth while the husks give texture and flavor to the stew. The Chinese and Indians considered this a very nourishing way to prepare this remarkably healthy bean, making it easy to digest and assimilate, but for the gourmand, its the lovely texture and flavor spreading throughout the dish that makes this cooking method one of the best for this small, simple, green bean.
The following recipe is a real delight, playing off of the green bean by adding several other green ingredients including celery and some spicy fire-roasted jalapenos, and as many great crock pot dishes go, it's just about as simple as it can be. The mung beans themselves can be soaked overnight (or, for quicker results, boiled for about 20 minutes) and then drained and rinsed before cooking to shorten the cooking time, but if cooked all day in a slow cooker or crock pot, the additional step isn't needed.
Recipe: Fire-roasted jalapeno mung beans and chicken with rice -- Ingredients
- 4-5 bone-in chicken thighs (substitute 3 bone-in breasts for a lighter dish);
- 1 c. dried mung beans;
- 1/2 onion, diced;
- 6 ribs of celery, bottoms and leaves removed, sliced;
- 3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed and chopped;
- 1/2 inch fresh ginger rhizome (root), finely chopped;
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce;
- 1-3 fresh green jalapeno peppers, fire-roasted, peeled, seeded, and chopped (see below for instructions);
- 3 bay leaves;
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste;
- Enough chicken stock or water (with up to 1/2 cup white wine, e.g. sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio, if desired) to cover the beans and chicken [Tip: follow the link to see how to make your own great chicken stocks from scratch];
- Optional: 1/2 - 1 tsp. Victoria's Gourmet jalapeno pepper flakes (for more heat);
- 1 1/2 c. (dry) brown rice, cooked (about 3 c. cooked).
- First, fire-roast the jalapenos with a grill or gas burner by skewering them through the stem and holding them directly in the flame until the waxy outer skin blisters and eventually chars. Make sure the entire outside surface of the pepper is blackened well. This makes your house smell great. Then, place the charred pepper (still hot) in a paper bag or under a bowl on the cutting board to let it steam for 5 or more minutes (this also lets it cool enough to handle). Then, running it under cold water, the charred skin is easily removed. Once skinless, cut off the stem and slice the pepper lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Then chop. Repeat as needed. If you don't have access to an open flame, this can also be accomplished in the oven under the broiler, though you will have to turn the peppers every couple of minutes to char all of the sides.
- Once all of the vegetables are prepared, add the beans (soaked and rinsed for quicker cooking, i.e. 3-4 hours, or completely dry for longer, more than 6 hours), then the chicken, then the vegetables, then the seasonings, and then the liquid to your crock pot. You need only add stock or water until the chicken is covered, but for more soup, feel free to fill it. Cover the crock pot, set it to high, and let it do its thing for several hours (at least 3 or 4).
- About an hour before dinner, prepare the rice. For best results, toast the brown rice lightly in the pan before adding just shy of 3 cups water (the right ratio is 1 rice to 2 waters, minus just a little water) and some salt. When the pot has boiled for about 3-4 minutes, cover it, reduce the heat to low, and let it steam for about 45-50 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork or gently with a spoon.
- While the rice finishes cooking, remove the chicken from the crock pot. The meat should be falling from the bones. Remove the skins (if you didn't already -- chicken fat is tasty and a little fat in the diet is good for you, so I'll leave that up to you) and bones and discard, trying to catch the cartilage as well (for a rustic result, don't remove it... it's crunchy and slippery in texture, bland in flavor, but edible and allegedly good for you, at least according to the Chinese). Shred the chicken in to pieces with two forks or your fingers (if it is cool enough), and add it back into the stew. Stir well to combine.
- Serve the stew over the rice, garnished with jalapeno pepper flakes, diced pickled jalapenos, and/or finely chopped parsley.
Variation: Instead of serving this over rice, which is how something of this sort would be taken in Chinese cuisine, serve it alongside or poured over jalapeno (and cheddar) cornbread. It's not quite as healthy, but it really brings the Knoxville food culture to the plate.
Serving suggestion: Lightly steamed fresh green beans or asparagus will make a nice side, complementing the green nature of this stew quite well.
Buy it locally! Mung beans are available locally in bulk for a great price at the two Knoxville locations of Earth Fare, one in Bearden and one in Turkey Creek.
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text: QSpace Collection: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/758 2016-07-02T00:14:01Z Computationally Intensive Methods for Spectrum Estimation http://hdl.handle.net/1974/14291 Title: Computationally Intensive Methods for Spectrum Estimation Authors: Pohlkamp-Hartt, JOSHUA Abstract: Spectrum estimation is an essential technique for analyzing time series data. A leading method in the field of spectrum estimation is the multitaper method. The multitaper method has been applied to many scientific fields and has led to the development of new methods for detection signals and modeling periodic data. Within these methods there are open problems concerning parameter selection, signal detection rates, and signal estimation. The focus of this thesis is to address these problems by using techniques from statistical learning theory. This thesis presents three theoretical contributions for improving methods related to the multitaper spectrum estimation method: (1) two hypothesis testing procedures for evaluating the choice of time-bandwidth, NW, and number of tapers, K, parameters for the multitaper method, (2) a bootstrapping procedure for improving the signal detection rates for the F-test for line components, and (3) cross-validation, boosting, and bootstrapping methods for improving the performance of the inverse Fourier transform periodic data estimation method resulting from the F-test. We additionally present two applied contributions: (1) a new atrial signal extraction method for electrocardiogram data, and (2) four new methods for analyzing, modeling, and reporting on hockey game play at the Major Junior level. Description: Thesis (Ph.D, Mathematics & Statistics) -- Queen's University, 2016-04-27 14:03:57.757 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Higher rank sieves and applications http://hdl.handle.net/1974/14276 Title: Higher rank sieves and applications Authors: Vatwani, Akshaa Abstract: This thesis focuses on some of the key sieve theoretic ideas behind recent progress on bounded gaps between the primes. One such idea is the notion of higher rank sieve weights, first proposed by Atle Selberg and applied successfully to the context of prime k-tuples by J. Maynard and T. Tao. We develop an axiomatic formulation for a general higher rank sieve, in the spirit of Selberg's own treatment of his classical sieve. We apply this theory to an assortment of problems such as almost prime k-tuples and prime k-tuples in imaginary quadratic fields with class number 1. Another novel idea that was brought to the forefront by the path-breaking work of Yitang Zhang is that of obtaining new equidistribution results for the primes by making the moduli "smooth" or free of large prime factors. We develop a general method to incorporate the technique of smoothing the moduli into the higher rank sieve and apply this to prime k-tuples. In a different vein, the last chapter of the thesis expands upon the well-known parity principle in sieve theory. We show that sufficient "randomness" in the sign of the M\"obius function, combined with another conjecture about the equidistribution of the primes in arithmetic progressions, can be used to break the parity barrier and yield infinitely many twin primes. Description: Thesis (Ph.D, Mathematics & Statistics) -- Queen's University, 2016-04-23 13:21:39.438 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z On the role of regularity in mathematical control theory http://hdl.handle.net/1974/14199 Title: On the role of regularity in mathematical control theory Authors: Jafarpour, SABER Abstract: In this thesis, we develop a coherent framework for studying time-varying vector fields of different regularity classes and their flows. This setting has the benefit of unifying all classes of regularity. In particular, it includes the real analytic regularity and provides us with tools and techniques for studying holomorphic extensions of real analytic vector fields. We show that under suitable integrability conditions, a time-varying real analytic vector field on a manifold can be extended to a time-varying holomorphic vector field on a neighbourhood of that manifold. Moreover, in this setting, the nonlinear differential equation governing the flow of a time-varying vector field can be considered as a linear differential equation on an infinite dimensional locally convex vector space. We show that, in the real analytic case, the integrability of the time-varying vector field ensures convergence of the sequence of Picard iterations for this linear differential equation, giving us a series representation for the flow of a time-varying real analytic vector field. Using the framework we develop in this thesis, we study a parametization-independent model in control theory called tautological control system. In the tautological control system setting, instead of defining a control system as a parametrized family of vector fields on a manifold, it is considered as a subpresheaf of the sheaf of vector fields on that manifold. This removes the explicit dependence of the systems on the control parameter and gives us a suitable framework for studying regularity of control systems. We also study the relationship between tautological control systems and classical control systems. Moreover, we introduce a suitable notion of trajectory for tautological control systems. Finally, we generalize the orbit theorem of Sussmann and Stefan to the tautological framework. In particular, we show that orbits of a tautological control system are immersed submanifolds of the state manifold. It turns out that the presheaf structure on the family of vector fields of a system plays an important role in characterizing the tangent space to the orbits of the system. In particular, we prove that, for globally defined real analytic tautological control systems, every tangent space to the orbits of the system is generated by the Lie brackets of the vector fields of the system. Description: Thesis (Ph.D, Mathematics & Statistics) -- Queen's University, 2016-04-08 11:57:25.987 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Arithmetic and Intermediate Jacobians of Calabi-Yau threefolds http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13588 Title: Arithmetic and Intermediate Jacobians of Calabi-Yau threefolds Authors: Molnar, Alexander Abstract: This thesis is centered around particular Calabi-Yau threefolds. Borcea \cite{Borcea} and Voisin \cite{Voisin} construct Calabi-Yau threefolds using elliptic curves and K3 surfaces with non-symplectic involutions. This family has an incredible property, that a general member has a mirror pair within this family. We start by investigating if this construction works only for Calabi-Yau threefolds with non-symplectic involutions or with non-symplectic automorphisms of higher order as well. Thereafter, we generalize this construction to Calabi-Yau fourfolds. After this, we focus on the underlying construction that lead Borcea to the families above, using a product of three elliptic curves with non-symplectic involutions. These threefolds do not come in families, so we cannot ask about mirror symmetry, but if we have models defined over $\Qbb$, we may ask arithmetic questions. Many arithmetic properties of the Calabi-Yau threefolds can be studied via the underlying elliptic curves. In particular, we are able to show (re-establish in the rigid case) that the Calabi-Yau threefolds are all modular by computing their $L$-functions. Then, guided by a conjecture of Yui, we investigate their (Griffiths) intermediate Jacobians and a relationship between their respective $L$-functions. Description: Thesis (Ph.D, Mathematics & Statistics) -- Queen's University, 2015-09-10 15:28:19.743 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z


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