Reporting in media

‘Reporting is the key to good journalism’

DEFINITION

By reporting, we mean collection or gathering of facts about current events or background material required for a news story or feature.

Reporters do it through interviews, investigations and observation. Reporters

are  given directions by editors  to cover a particular event, known as

assignments. They may be general assignments or special ones. Reporters

write the news stories, which are called copies.

During the internship I covered following types of report:

1. Court Reporting:

2. Reporting of accidents

3. Fashion Reporting

4. Reporting of Showbiz

5. Industrial Reporting

6. Political reporting

7. Reporting on procession, Meetings & speeches

8. Crime Reporting

9.  Interviews

10. Reporting on Civic affair

11. Religious Reporting

12. Sports Reporting

13. Investigative Reporting

14. Development Reporting

15. Social and Cultural Reporting

16. Current Affair Reporting