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Internship Report
An internship is a unique aspect of education that integrates study with planned
and supervised career-related work experience. Students are involved as nonpaid internees receiving academic credit for work.
Internship is to train the internees to prepare themselves for challenging tasks in
the future. It provides the students with a great understanding for career
demands and qualifications.
As a part of the course it allows students to understand the connection between
what is studied and how it is applied in practical work. It enhances the students
knowledge and views.
At the department of Journalism and Mass Communication there is an
opportunity for internship which is of two months duration. During this specified
time internees need to complete internship program. It is compulsory to submit
the report on exact date before viva.
For the last few years it has been made optional for the journalism students to
opt for internship in any media organization.
A student has two options either to go for research or to do internship as a
degree requirement.
After having as two months training at any chosen media organization the
students are then required to submit a 30-40 pages report mainly based on their
work experience in field during the internship period. The selection for the subject
depends on students requirement.
As a student of Journalism and Mass Communication department I was told to
choose any organization for internship as a subject.
I have discussed with the editor of the Campus Bulletin a fortnightly newspaper
that I wanted to do my internship in reporting section to improve my reporting
skill.
He approved my application and I was selected as an internee of Campus
Bulletin to work in reporting section.

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Internship Institution
Campus Bulletin
I have started my internship programme in Campus Bulletin, an a fort
nightly newspaper which is published form Journalism and Mass Communication
department under the editorship of Mr. Faizullah Jan, lecturer at journalism
department.
The objective of the Campus Bulletin is to inform the community about various
curricular, co-curricular and non-curricular activities taking place on the
campus. .Another major purpose is to enhance the reporting and editing skills of
the students in various sections so that to prepare them for future professional
responsibilities.
There are many section in Campus Bulletin Every section performs different
functions.

Functions of the various sections


Reporting section
Reporting section is the most important section in Campus Bulletin newspaper. In
this section a reporter covers a particular happening in all its aspects for his
newspaper.
He provides raw material where the editors after its news validity send it to the
editing section for publishing in the newspaper.

Editing section
In the subediting section the subeditors desk is the center of the newspaper. It is
the center around which all activities of the newspaper production is decided.
The basic duty of the subeditor in this section is to control the use of news. He
has to choose enough for filling in the pages on a given dateline.

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Duration of Internship Program


The time period or duration which is specified or fixed for internship work
depends on the requirements of every media or institution. The training period in
various departments varies from two months to eight weeks depending on their
required tasks.
Our internship in Campus Bulletin is based on two months practical work for the
student of Journalism and Mass Communication. In the internship training
program the internees of their relevant organization are required to familiarize
themselves with the guidelines and principles of report writing.
They must know how many kinds of reports are there. They must first of all
understand who the audiences of their report are. They must learn how to
compose better their reports. It must be clear understandable and must contain
valuable information. Further it must contain analytical information as well.
As an internee of Campus Bulletin I was asked to perform my assigned tasks in
the given specified time.
Those students who join other media organization, if they showed good
performance then they are appointed as a employer in the concerned
organization if needed.
When as internship a practical training is completed a report is written on it where
students mention there performed tasks about the internship program.

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Impact

and

importance

of

Campus

Bulletin

on

community
Campus Bulletin started its publication in December 9, 2005 under the editorship
of Sir Fazallah jan. It is a fortnightly newspaper published in Journalism and
Mass Communication department university of Peshawar.
It contains four major pages with different titles. Students collect stories from their
specific beats, then they compose it before publishing in the newspaper.
Every newspaper serves its function for the welfare of the society; people can get
information through newspaper.
Campus Bulletin was started with the same purpose to have a community new
paper. Campus Bulletin, a community news paper, affects the community in
different dimensions.
The basic purpose of this news paper is to cover the events and to train the
students of Journalism and Mass Communication department in practical field.
It stimulates the energies of the students to work for the development and
improvement of the community. It helps them to establish a platform to discuss
the issues and to find out the solution for it.
It enhances the students knowledge and views. It increases the interest of the
students who really wish to become trained journalists ,they are provided a
chance to participate in it.
Campus Bulletin projects the image of the Journalism and Mass Communication
department in the university so that students come to know the importance of
journalism, as they considered it a reliable professional career for themselves.
It develops harmony in the community to control any propaganda lunched

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against it, the basic impact on the community is to provide a research minded
logical minded persons in the field of media communication skills.
It also helps the students to choice the correct path until he/she proved his/her
energies for the improvement of the community. In the other words it streamlines
their potentials.
It produces a number of experienced and qualified workers in the community, as
they offer a chance to evaluate potentials.
It is of great help on pinpointing problems of the community i.e mostly students
and teachers of the university.
Highlighting community problems is just one aspect of its importance.

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Importance of media organization for community


Following are the list of the function performed by Campus Bulletin

To inform people:
The Campus Bulletin informs the audience about the developmental activities
that occur in university. It also informs about the functions ,seminars and other
activities in outside universities.

Increase awareness among students:


Campus Bulletin as a community newspaper helps to increase students
awareness about their organizational environment; it helps them to solve their
problems by themselves.
It also provides opportunity to participate in different activities that occur in
university.

To highlight developmental project:


Campus Bulletin is to highlight all the developmental projects such as building
new educational institutions etc. Through its material one can clearly understand
about the environment of university.

To build confidence
Campus Bulletin helps the internees students of Peshawar university specially
students of Journalism and Mass Communication department.
It builds up confidence and trust among them and prepare them to face the hard

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To solve the problems:


Campus Bulletin helps students to think over problems and infuse abilities to
solve it by themselves.
It also provides information for the betterment of community; it is not used for
propaganda purposes.

Capacity building
The campus bulletin offers the students opportunity to build their capacity as
community activists and reform minded members of the community. Through
the bulletin they can express their views on relevant issues and problems. They
can identify the existing problems in the community or in the whole campus to
others and at the same time they can propose ways of solving those problems.

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Introduction to Campus Bulletin


Campus Bulletin, a fortnightly English newspaper is published from journalism
department. Mr Fazullah Jan lecturer at the department at the editor of this
newspaper.
It started its publication on 09 December 2005. Dr. Shahjahn Syed Chairman of
Journalism and Mass Communication is the chief editor of this newspaper.
The purpose of this news paper is to help the newcomers to learn how to write
how to share ideas.
To inform the students of various departments about the developmental activities
accruing in the whole campus.
To project the positive information of all outside the communities, highlights their
problems and suggest solution for it
To enlighten students of journalism to understand the communication problems of
the community.
To develop liberty among the students to say their voice. To increase the
students awareness to keep them in touch with the upcoming events for its
newspaper.
It helps the students to take positive action for the betterment of community.
To provide the element of entertainment is the main purpose of the Campus
Bulletin.
The content of the Campus Bulletin is concerned about the students problems
and developmental activities occur in the university internees are the contributor
s for its material.

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It also provided press releases from different organization. Its news items is free
from commercialism and sensationalism it tires to buildup good image of the
university.
Format of the Campus Bulletin is very simple. It is a tabloid size newspaper
which is half of the size of the standard newspaper it is divided into five columns
it has four pages each and every page contains different contents based on
different issues those issues are mostly concern with the problems of the
students.
The front page of the Campus Bulletin highlights the most significant news items
covered by its own reporters from various departments.
In the inner pages feature type stories are mentioned. Editorials are in third page
and the back page contains the sport news to entertain the readers.
It covers the events with great accuracy and fairness. The news items are free
from commercialism it does not publish advertisement in both sides pictures are
provided to give a good look.
Campus Bulletin is the representative of Peshawar University. It is leader then it
comes in the basic responsibility of the bulletin to truly present the university on
the right track. In this newspaper the students give their comments, views and
opinions about the day today happenings that are occurred in the universities in
the form of features, columns and editorials. Hence we can say that it is the voice
of the students of campus.

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Policy of the Campus Bulletin newspaper

Since campus Bulletin is a student community newspaper representing and


highlighting student affairs and activities thats why most of its contents
concentrate on issues and reports relating to students interest.
Also the paper is sponsored by the university of Peshawar administration these
two aspects of the campus Bulletin demands clearly studied objectives of the
paper, and for that matter some specified policy.
1.

The primary purpose of the Campus Bulletin is to inform the community


about the ongoing activities and news worthy events taking place on the
campus.

2.

Campus Bulletin has to work to create a conducive

atmosphere.

3.

Campus Bulletin is and will strive to create positive image of the


University of Peshawar within the academic circles of the

4.

country.

Campus Bulletin deemed it necessary to highlight students problems and


help address such problems

5.

Campus Bulletins is bridge between the students and teachers as well as


administration.

6.

Campus Bulletin is and will encourage and highlight the achievements of


the students and faculty of the university.

7.

Campus Bulletin is and will provide a platform to journalism students

to

master their journalistic skills learned in the theory.


8.

Campus Bulletin is and will encourage students from other departments of


the University of Peshawar to exhibit their writing skills by contributing
some knowledge based information.

9.

Campus Bulletin aims at providing well trained journalist to the local and
national print media.

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What is Community?

Community is not a new concept in human history it is as old as human history


itself. According to new world college dictionary community is a group of people
living together as a smaller unit within a larger one and having interest, work act
in common. It comes into existence by the gathering of people.
Community is a sociological structure of the same people having same feelings
and expectation. It is the name of fellowship and the participation in the selected
group of the people.
Campus Bulletin is the community newspaper. As it is considered a community
newspaper which gained good position in Peshawar University it is called
community newspaper because it builds the concept act local think global
among the students.
This news paper helps student to share ideas, information. To increase the
participatory level by exchanging massages.
This newspaper is the main source of providing news and information to the
students and the teachers of the whole campus.
It provides information to make the people of concern areas to participate in
different activities. It structured the idea of participation and fellowship in one
community. It helps the community people to involve in the issues that are
important in their community. It basically creates a new way for each journalist to
do is or her task with full responsibility.

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Structure of Campus Bulletin


Campus Bulletin is comprised a number of staff members that make up its
organizational structure. The staffs are mainly members of the journalism
department, which contribute to the

structure and working

of the Campus

Bulletin.

Editorial board
Editorial board is the main section of the Campus Bulletin that handles news raw
material for publishing in the newspaper.
The members working in this section write an article for expressing opinion of its
editor on any issue they projects the policy of newspaper.

Chief Editor
The chief editor of the Campus Bulletin is Mr.Shah Jahan Syed a chairman of the
Journalism and Mass Communication department.
He has a great duty over his shoulders to keep in consideration the activities of
the Campus Bulletin.
His role in making the Campus Bulletin a best place of internship cannot be
denied

Editor
A person responsible of the selection of material of news items that is to b e
published in each edition of the newspaper.Mr.fazullah jan is the editor of the

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Assistant editor
Assistant editor is a person who assists the editor in the selection of news items
for newspaper.
He plays important role in the formulation of Campus Bulletin, he change with
almost every issue. Sometimes the internee is employed and sometimes the
editor.

Sub editors
After editor another responsible person known as subeditor. His duty is to reads
and writes headlines to the news stories.
He is also supervises the layout and make up of the newspaper, before published
it to Mr.Shahid is the sub editor of this newspaper.

Reporters
Reporter is a person who go form place to place to gather the news for
newspaper
As well as Campus Bulletin news paper is concerned It has included its own staff
reporters who are the students of Journalism and Mass Communication
department. These reporters go and cover the events takes place in university.

Photographers
Photographers are also the internees of the Campus Bulletin who take pictures of
the important event for the newspaper. They can drag the attention of

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readers towards its material by proving attractive information along with picture.

Circulations/distribution
Campus Bulletin is circulated in the whole campus after its publication with the
help of its internees or staff assistants. It is the only source for The students and
teachers of various departments to gain information about the developmental
activities occur in other universities. It costs three rupees per page.

Designers
Designers are also considered the internees of the Campus Bulletin. To make a
layout, page makeup, adjust picture

etc in the newspaper. Is done by the

internees of the same newspaper. The editor after its designing completed
approved it for publication.

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Reasons for joining Campus Bulletin


Being a student of Journalism and Mass Communication department I was asked
to choose any media organization of my choice for internship program.
I raised the issue to the selection for a media organization with Sir.Inam and my
other \Colleagues. They advised me to join for Campus Bulletin and then
welcomed me with great affection.
As I was interested in Campus Bulletin because its profile and stature me
attracted greatly.
The main reasons of joining the Campus Bulletin was
1

I was much interested to become a good reporter to learn the art of


coverage the stories, Write features, columns I felt that I could do it
through Campus Bulletin.

Second reason of joining of Campus Bulletin was that it was comfortable


for me to work and learn from my own teachers as they could provide me
much needed guidance of guidance which is often not provided in other
organization.

I usually wanted to have my own stories published in the same


newspaper.

I personally wanted to collect stories for Campus Bulletin.

Another reason for selecting the institution was I wanted to familiarize


myself with the institution and the updated concepts at use in todays
media.

Newspaper as majority students did not heard before so when I used to


visit different departments then students come to know that I am from
Journalism and Mass Communication department and covering the story
for Campus Bulletin newspaper.

Transport problems often stands in the way of working outside for girls it
was difficult for me to work in any organization. I was the student of
morning shift so it was difficult for me to leave my classes.

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Internship task

In addition to gaining great experience, to complete your class room learning


internship program help students to get experience, professional contacts and
set them up for a future in the field they want.
Performing practical training internees of different organization can gain real-life
skills that they can use out in the corporate world.
Journalism Department provides facility to the students to do practical training at
the end of academic session.
After the start of our internship program the in charge of the program called us an
introductory meetings at the department library to discuss the whole procedure
of how to start practical work in our concerned media organization based on two
months or at least six weeks training program.
Through out the internship program we had attempted three meetings in the first
meeting the in charge of the program briefed us to take proper steps for covering
the story.
He informed that each internee must publish at least four to six stories. In the
second meeting we were provided a Campus Bulletin newspaper to write a
review on it.
We were also given an internship report format paper to mention information
about how to write a report and what issues to highlight in the report, the
coverage of the stories along with general hurdles and personal problems which
face during internship at the end suggestion for its improvement.
In final meeting we are told to select a beat of your choice to start the training

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program. Properly it was also recommended for a student to cover their beats
with full responsibility
.
As an internee of Campus Bulletin I told to my in charge that I want to work
without beat because I wanted to observe the environment of various
departments.
Before starting my internship program I was selected for reporting section the in
charge of my program told me that I must familiarize with my duties in the given
period of time my duty was to work as a report for Campus Bulletin.
A reporter is a person who go from place to place and covers all the happenings
occur in university of Peshawar. The reporter

must have a strong sense of

responsibility to serve the community in the right direction which leads towards
improved society. A reporter is a person who can dig out the true realities for the
general public. He can make them aware and helps them to take any action in
favor and against it.
The reporter must be free to cover the events and other happening occurred
around him. Our campus Bulletin provides opportunity to every students of
journalism and mass communication who wants to judge himself and herself as a
good reporter in future. Campus Bulletin is a leader for students to come to
understand the entail steps for collection information. To highlight the students
problems is one of the main objectives of the campus Bulletin.

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Assigned Tasks
The eight weeks internship programme is based on students practical work for
achieving the most prestigious degree of master from any university in which the
students prove that potentialities that whether they can face any difficulty in
practical work which would assign to him or her in practical life.
As I earlier said that I was the internee of Campus Bulletin newspaper In this two
months based internship program I considered myself for reporting section.
The in charge of the program assigned me the fallowing tasks.
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Search for stories.

To discuss the story with the supervisor.

Handed the story for informal editing to a colleague internee.

To submit the story to the editor finally.

Beside this tasks I also given


1. To write a weekly progress report on your performed tasks.
2. To compose the stories in computer.

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Performed Tasks
Performed tasks
Internship program is the compulsory subject has a limited time to be
accomplished by the students in any media organization.
In this period of time students have full authority to select any media institution
and no restriction is imposed on them
As a student of Journalism and Mass Communication department I have selected
Campus Bulletin for my internship training. Our eight week Internship in Campus
Bulletin newspaper was started on 23rd January 2008 in Journalism Department.
To start my assigned task the supervisor of our internship programme of the
Campus Bulletin briefed us that how to cover a story, how to make a list of
questions, how to find the relevant sources to collect Information, how to arrange
the points to make a story out of it. He also told us that you must familiarize your
duties, work as a good journalist. Your duty is to cover the occurred events
seminars and functions in the university in order to keep the students and
teachers inform about that happenings. He further explained that every internee
needs to show his or her performed tasks to the supervisor of the program for its
approval.
After understanding clearly I made myself active to cover the story for Campus
Bulletin with full responsibilities.
In the process I always took advice of our supervisor about making a list of
questions. In the end I covered some stories including news stories feature type
stories, article type stories and general stories (related about universities

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activities)

Following is the list of the stories


I tried my best to cover the stories with dedication and great zeal during the
internship period. I learned a great deal from every story that I covered, which
added to my knowledge and confidence on every step to the way
In the following lines I have mentioned the names of both published and
unpublished stories
1

World Getting Back to Old Traditions

Islamian Brings Laurels From Abroad

Advantages of University Education ( an article type story)

Hepatitis C on Driving Seat, Seminar Told

Eid Melad-un- Nabi Celebration

Exhibition in Botany Department

News Internship Program in Radio Journalism

Central Library

Engineering University

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10 Welfare Party in Computer Science Department

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11 Home economic arranges competition day
At the begging it was difficult for me but story after story I familiarized with
the process of covering the stories along with this I saw different departments
and its environment then my level of understanding increased and with it the
problems that I faced in the beginning started to dissipate. This also gave me an
opportunity to familiarize myself how to keep contact with people
The most important thing that I want to point out is that I summoned courage to
talk with the people and that relieved my inner fear and anxiety.
This internship training allows me to apply the class room knowledge in the real
life, how to search for the story and work on improving skills. This is why working
for Campus Bulletin stimulated a strong sense of responsibility inside me.
As the purpose of the Campus Bulletin is to focus how to teach the art of
reporting to its internees. to enhance the students of journalism to develop their
writing and communication skills and reporting analysis.

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What is Reporting?
Reporting technique:
Reporting is the act of discovery and presentation of something that has
happened. It is an art of gathering of news for the public that occur in daily life. It
is the process where the reporter develops the ideal for the story.
Every media organization has their policies for collection news, news is gathering
and distributed and delivered to public in a verity of ways by number of different
organization or news agencies by their reporters.
Reporters are the foot soldiers of the news world they are the persons how go
from place to place to collect news and situation for his or her recognized
organization. Reporting is not an easy job it requires extreme car in the part of
reporter the reporter needs to understand the technique of accurate reporting it
means that the reporter must care to report that news and pictures accurately
and without distoration.
For reporter it is very important to keep in mind the sense of news value he
should be flexible and decide the focus for writing after he collect the material. he
must begins with a pan for his story developing ,go through his notes and mark
only the information which shows the validity of news a good reporter does not
write a story without a plan. This technique helps reporter to develop their mind.
Reporting depends on nature and subject every reporting is investigative by itself
.covering various kind of reporting depends on the reporters ability and research
technique. Reporting is not only mean to collect

the news

a process to

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familiarize the public to understand the circumstances, happenings around them,
reporters try to cover the occurred event in order to inform the pubic through any
media channel to take any action positively and negatively .

Editing technique:
Editing is the process of preparing languages, images or sound for preparation
through correction condensation organization and other modifications a person
who edits is called an editor.
To superintend the publication of to revise and prepare for publication, to select,
correct arrange in print media. There are various levels of editorial positions in
publishing ,typically one finds junior editorial assistants reporting to the senior
level editorial managers and directors who themselves report to senior executive.
Editors responsible for project development to find releases.
Organizing and publishing a magazine the top editor may be called editor-in
chief. Those who get the magazine into the hands of readers and subscribers
even have editorial titles are also called circulation editors producing a definite
edition of a newspaper is editor.
Editing is about correcting spelling grammar and matters of house style. a copy
editors in any media either in news paper or electronic have greater and higher
responsibilities which may include the design of pages and the selection of news
stories they are also called subeditors. Editors at newspapers supervise
journalists and improved their work newspaper editing encompasses a variety of
titles and functions; those include copyeditor managing editor news editor
editorial broad executive editor. Technical editing involves reviewing text written
on a technical topic and identifying errors related to the use of language in
general to a specific style guide.
This activity ensures that documentation is of good quality.
Copy editing is the essential work that an editor does to make formatting change
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in magazine and book publishing. His job is to make the copy in clear form. Copy
editing involves correction, spelling, terminology punctuation, and grammatical
errors, adding headers and footers, headlines.

Skills learned in Campus Bulletin


As a internee of Campus Bulletin I learnt some skills given bellow

Reporting skill
Reporting is the art, the skill of gathering information for immediate use. It is a
journalistic word for research deals with current events and contemporary issues
and people.
As an internee of Campus Bulletin I was chosen to work as a reporter to get
information about a wide range of events and human activities that occur in
Peshawar University.
Writing about events activities for publication helped me to recognize the
characteristic of news and what gives something news values.
It familiarized me with the basic journalism terminology it enabled me to know the
importance of information. It Simulated my reading and analytical capacity.

Editing skill
Editing is the process of cutting your work down to size and making your writing
fit together.
Along with reporting I also learnt a little bit about editing because after writing
stories we used to exchange them with colleagues for editing and vise versa.
I understood the technique of editing the story on the bases of Check the
grammar, word use. How to use style manuals such as Capitalization, numbers
abbreviations signs and symbols.

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I was given single page report for editing then submitted it with progress report to
the in charge of my training program.

Composing skill
Beside reporting and editing I composed few stores of other internees in
computer before published in newspaper. Composing helped me in speeding up
my typing skills I composed my internship program by myself.

Quark xpress
Crux express is a soft ware used for designing the layout of Campus
Bulletin. the in charge of our internship program stressed that internees should
familiar themselves with quark xpress but there was only one computer in the
news room which was not enough for all internees to learn along with covering
the stories .I learnt some shortcut keys used in crux express such as
Ctrl+k=deletion
Alt +shift +ctrl=zooming of picture
Ctrl +z=undo
Ctrl+ [=to increase text size
Ctrl=] =for decrease
I also learnt form this internship to judge news values. It helps me to understand
the accurate information which is vital to the development and improvement of
our society.
I am thankful to my teachers for their timely support and corporation and almighty
Allah who enabled me to bring out good performance in internship grogram

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Coverage of My Stories
To cover the story it depends on its nature and subject some stories need
sources some need other requirement to be completed
To have a everlasting effect the story should be attractive it can be done if a
reporter has the ability to understand the news value. He can be considered a
good reporter If he has the knowledge of to show accuracy, balance clarity in his
reporting. These are the basic requirements for covering the stories to inform the
general publics and in the case of campus bulletin to inform (the students and the
faculty members of the university) about it.
As an internee of Campus Bulletin I have covered stories for my internship
training .those stories included article type story general stories (related
Peshawar university news). From each and every event I learnt different
experience.
I covered these stories with great joy. There are limited equipments uses in
Campus Bulletin such as camera reporter card, computer set, flash, internet etc.
I used only reporter card while covering the story because at the beginning the
organizer of the event wanted to see a card. They provided me information by
showing this card I faced problems for receiving this card because it was limited
one.
Second equipment I used that was computer. I composed my stories after

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Explanation of the stories step by step


Published stories:
My first story
My first story was an article type story related

Advantages of University Education


Writing article types stories is a little bit difficult than news stories because it
requires some sources, an authorized person to get the correct information so it
was difficult for me as it was the start of my covering the stories. I wanted to start
from this type of story so I told to the in charge of my program. He agreed and
gave me some sources that could help me in covering the story. The basic aim of
the story was to understand the importance of education which is to draw out
mental faculties, to train the human power of thinking and help them live a
meaningful life. University education has many advantages it develops culture
and turns an educated man into a cultured man. Its purpose is not just to enable
students to earn a good living but to make them better citizens.
With the help of these sources I wrote an article on it. And then submitted it to
the editor for editing on 4th March 2008 before publishing it in the newspaper.
This story was published on 1-15 March 2008 in first issue in a column at the
back page of the Campus Bulletin.

My Second Story
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MY second story was titled Eid meelad-un-nabi celebration
This program was held in convocation hall, University of Peshawar in connection
with the 12th Rabi-Ul-Alwal to pay homage to the holy prophet Hazrat Muhammad
(PBUM).Female students of various departments presented naat, darood.
Dr Jamshed Javad was a chief guest at that program. He shared his views with
students that Muslims should follow the foot prints of the prophet (SAWW). He
also urged the students to be honest and dedicate their energies to the progress
of their country and Islam.
I covered this story on 21 March 2008 by my self and attended the function till the
end. After coming to my department I went to my library and tried to make a story
from it. Then I submitted it to the editor on 27 th March 2008
On his approval it was published on April 1-15 2008 in one column in the second
issue of Campus Bulletin Biweekly newspaper.

My Third Story
Hepatitis C on Driving Seat Seminar Told:
ON April 3rd 2008 I attended one day seminar held at auditorium of the
pharmacy department. Dr.Amir Ghaffar delivered two hours long lecture on
hepatitis C, how it was dangerous, how people get caught in this disease.
Prevention will help people to get ride of dangerous diseases. He also said that
the numbers of such patients are increasing day by day which is very dangerous.
It is just because of using un boiled water and foodstuff. At the end he
emphasized that water should be boiled before using. After collecting information
I made a story on it and submitted it to the editor on 8 TH April 2008.
It was published on 1-15 April 2008 at the back page of the newspaper with two
columns in the second issue of campus Bulletin.

My fourth story:
My Fourth story was about Islamian Brings Laurels From Aboard On 14th April

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2008 after classes were over I asked on of my class fellows if they come to know
about any event, function, seminar let me know. Then one of my friends told me
to go to Islamian College for covering the event as I was without beat and went
there with my friend. When we reached there the event was already over. I did
not have any idea about that event so I went to the administration and asked
them to provide me information, and they were kind enough to help me. This
story was about one of Islamian college lecturer named Rashid Jalal Qureshi. He
became the first higher education commission (HEC)scholar to complete his
PhD. He did his PhD from university Francois Rabelais de Tours under the HEC
program entitled PhD scholarship for Natural and Basic Sciences, France. He
has been admired for his research work by the director Georges Pirron of
Gestion des programmes. He took part in several other scholarly programs. He
was sent by HEC to France to promote young Pakistani scholars. It was
published in the bi-weekly newspaper on 1-15 May 2008 at the back page with
two columns in the third issue of campus bulletin.

Fifth story
Worlds Getting Back to Old Tradition
When my three stories were published in Campus Bulletin then one of my class
fellows told me about the event which was to be held at Lincon cornor of the
central library. I went there to attend the event. Students of various departments
had also gathered. This event was about the red feather woman named Lakota,
a well known Native American story teller, who visited Peshawar University on 21
April 2008. The main aim of her visit was to familiarize the students with her
culture and religion. She believes that oral tradition of story telling is one of the
essential elements to establish ones national identity.
She has told the stories from her ancestors to audience of all ages. These stories
were very interesting for students in the universities of America and Europe. She
introduced her national identity through this medium of story telling and music
performances. She got music award in June 2006 in Hollywood FL and was

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nominated for ISMA (Indian summer music award) in the spoken word category
in 2004. After attending the event I made a story about it and submitted it on 23
April 2008 to the editor. It was my final story published along with the fourth story
on 1-15 May 2008 in the inner page of the third issue of campus Bulletin,
biweekly newspaper.

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Unpublished Stories:
Central library: It was an article type story. I covered it with great joy.
Before covering the story I drafted questions properly with the support of my
teacher, who told me that I need to keep some points in mind while covering an
article type story because in such kind of stories one needs to give full
information like the establishment of the central library,

its importance, the

number of books etc.


He also provided me some sources for covering the story. On 17 March 2008 I
went to the central library to get permission from the Head of the central library
Mr. ABRAR. I met with him and told about my purpose. He agreed and told me to
come on next day to collect full information about central library. Next day I went
there on 9 oclock he welcomed me and provided me the answers to my
questions.
He told me that the central library, previously known as center training college
was established in 1951.The foundation of the present building was established
late in 1971.It underwent renovation in 2000,which was completed in September
2001.The present building of the central library is three story building.
He also said that the central library provides services and facilities to the staff
and students. It houses a good collection of valuable and rare books. In
answering my questions he further explained that the central library has been
declared as an official United Nations library which is one of the seven UN
depository libraries. The materials found in library are divided in three categories,
namely print resources, non- print resources other print resources.
At the end, he elaborated the method of issuing books from the central library.
First of all students who want to get books from the central library, they are
required to fill the form provided by office members. It must be signed by the

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chairman of the library.
This story was not published, because my five stories had already been
completed.
My another unpublished story was about a Farewell party in computer science
department
Farewell party in computer science department was held in Agha khan
auditorium in Journalism and Mass Communication department.
To cover this story, I went to the office of Sir Inam to ask him for providing me a
reporter card. After receiving the card, I went to the auditorium, met with its
organizer to collect the data for my story. After asking all my questions he
provided me full information and then I tried to make a story about it and to
submit it to the editor for editing. This story was not published because of limited
space.
My next story was titled News internship training in radio journalism
One month based news internship is an effective training program introduced in
Journalism Department to make students to know about radio journalism.
As a student of journalism I did this tanning program for one month. It was a
good experience for me and I made three radio programs on different issues and
social problems etc.In this training I learnt the usage of the tape recorder and
doing vox pops from different people, conducting interviews etc.
After completion of my radio training program, I decided to make a story on it. So
for this purpose

I discussed with Sir Inam (in charge of my internship

program)that I have a knee interest to write an article on it.He agreed and


advised me to make a list of questions and collect information from the staff
members of the program. He further told me to make a comprehensive story
about it so that it could help the students to understand its importance.
So I prepared myself to cover it. For this purpose I met with Sir Numan (media

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organizer) and lecturer of news internship program.
He was kind enough to provide me proper answers to my questions. To make it
more informative, I took some comments from those students who already did it.
Different students elaborated its importance in different ways. After collecting
information I wrote an article on it and handed it over to the editor for editing.
Models Exhibition in Botany department
When I came to know about the exhibition in botany department, I informed the
editor of the Campus Bulletin about it. He told me to collect information from its
organizer as he could provide me the authenticated information. After the classes
were over, I went to the botany department.
This exhibition was held on 26 th March 2008 in the University of Peshawar. It was
arranged by students of the final year. To make this exhibition more eventful, the
students expressed messages through models and charts of environmental
pollution. Students of different departments visited the event and took active
participation in it. I also enjoyed the event a lot by observing different models and
charts of the environment pollution. I asked form each organizer of those models
about its purpose and every one explained their views in different ways.
I have colleted some comments from Sonia, a students of psychology
department. She said that she enjoyed the exhibition a lot and said that art work
is a fantastic. Rabia, another student stated that she liked the exhibition
especially because it can provide information related to environmental pollution
and provide incentives for controlling environmental pollution.
Dr.ABRAR was the organizer of this exhibition. After the exhibition ended I met
with him and asked about its purpose.He stated that the main objective of
arranging this exhibition was to raise awareness of the students about
environmental pollution.
This story was about Home Economics arranges competition day
On sixth April 2008 in the college of home economics university of Peshawar an

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annual competition day was arranged. I went there to cover the arranged function
presented by the students of the final year. They showed candle making
competition, glass painting competition, flower arranging competition.
Rashia Ghazanawi director of sports was the chief guest on the occasion who
distributed awards among students.
I gathered information from Mis Mumtaz Begam Lecturer of Home Economics
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Conclusion and Suggestion


Campus Bulletin a fortnightly newspaper is published by journalism department.
It is one of the newspaper collected information in accurate manners helps to
bring social welfare.
The newspaper makes students aware about the developmental projects in the
whole campus.
It highlights the achievement of a high profile personality for the university. As an
internee at this organization I would like to give some suggestions for its
improvement.

General problems faced in Campus Bulletin


As an internship program in Campus Bulletin I faced some general problems.
During this specified period of time I observed that other internees are also facing
the same problems.
Following I mentioned a few drawbacks in Campus Bulletin.
Lack of computer set: there is only one computer in the newsroom it was
difficult for all internees to get chance as they were in large number. It was
difficult for each and ever students to work on computer such as compose
the stories, learning about Quark express etc.
Lack of camera: there was only one camera available in Campus Bulletin
it created difficulty for internees to use the camera. Due to shortage of
camera all internees could not take a picture for his/her story. I also faced

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the same problem while covering one of my story to get a picture I used
my own cell phone camera.
Lack of reporter cards: it was another problem faced by all internees along
with me. Reporter card was issued to the internees of Campus Bulletin to
identify his or her as a reporter before covering the events. Some
internees were provided those cards at the beginning and the rest
remained without cards. Due to lack of this card I could not cover two
stories at the beginning of my internship program.
Late publication: it is published after every fifteen days. Our second edition
published very late due to this internees story remained incomplete. It
became difficult for internees to complete their required five to six stories
at least during the internship. Some internees could only publish three to
four stories
These were the general problems face by every internee along with me. Beside
this personally I did not face such series problems but some times I come to face
Shortage of the stories.
Shortage of class time for covering the story.
Number of times other internees had covered the same stores as mine
and therefore my story could not be published.

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1.

Limited pages

Campus Bulletin which is a biweekly newspaper consists of four pages which do


not meet the requirement of all the students in one issue.
I would like to suggest that the number of pages should be increased to at least
six from four to accommodate maximum stories.

2.

Late publication

Campus Bulletin is published after every 15 days which is very long time for a
publication. A student could hardly meet to complete his or her required stories
in the specified time of internship.
I would like to suggest tat it should be published daily as a regular news paper so
it will meet every students need.

3.

Shortage of computer system in newsroom

Shortage of the computer system is other serious problem which cant provide a
chance to the internees of Campus Bulletin to work on it so few students get a
chance to learn page makeup designing etc
I would like to suggest that many more computers network should be provided
in the news room so that each and every internee of the Campus Bulletin could
avail the opportunity of learning the act of editing reporting etc. one by one to
work and compose their own stories.

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4.

Develop interest

Majority of the students it seems, do not take interest in reading Campus Bulletin
so the circles of its readers is very limited to extend the circle of its readers the
paper need to be made more diverse, up-to-date, current, colorful, live and
interesting .

5.

To make attractive and colorful

To make more attractive it should be color printed to enhance the computer skills
related designing newspaper format regular classes must be given.

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Evaluation of Internship Program


Internship practical training provides students of graduate and post graduate with
the opportunity to gain professional experience in any field they want.
The ideal internship offers students the opportunity to develop their skills to gain
a deeper understanding of the professional context of subjects which they study
in classes.
Internees are expected to do meaningful work that develops their skills in
research, writing or editing.
Students of journalism begin to consider possible internship institution towards
the end of their final year to receive a degree. At the beginning of internship
students submit a list of preferred media institution to the in charge of internship
program.
An internship committee of staff begins the process of matching interested
students preferences. When the media is selected, timing allowed students to
gain valuable work experience before beginning their career search. In charge of
the internship program evaluate internees performance at the end of their
internship period and students evaluate their internship report.
As student of journalism I have chosen practical field to fulfill my desire. For this I
started with Campus Bulletin and learnt the art of covering the stories.

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After completing my internship program in suggested time I wrote a
comprehensive report on it where I described my performed tasks.
Some general problems which I faced during my internship program are also
mentioned.
Here I want to say that internship training is very important or valuable for those
students who really want to do something in practical field. It defines career-goals
for them. It trains students for the future to have a trained journalists media
managers and communication researchers.
At the end I am winding my report with great thanks to Dr. Shah Jahan Syed a
chairman of Journalism and Mass Communication department for making
Campus Bulletin a possible pace to the students of journalism to gain practical
experience in the required field.

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Glossary of Terminologies
Banner

Technically banner is a page-wide headline running across the entire column at


the top of newspaper front page.
However in general sense a banner refers to the leading of main headline of
newspaper of magazine also called streamer when appeared on inside pages
then called binder.

Bar line

One line headline in a narrow font size.


Blind head

A headline that entices readers without telling about the story also
called teaser.
Byline

Refers to the name of the journalist or author placed at the top of the story,
article and below the headline of title when appears at the end of such

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material then called sign off.


Beat
A specific geographical area of subject assigned to a reporter for regular
coverage for example university beat, police beat it is a reporters regular source
of information.

Captions
The caption is usually typed on a slip of a paper and pasted lightly to the back of
the print in the center never type directly on the print as this will usually result in a
Braille-like impression on the front.
The other method is to type the caption on the lower half of a slip of a paper and
to paste it to the bottom of the print from behind so that the caption projects.
This enables the caption to be read without turning over the print and if the
picture editor cares to use the caption as it is written he can just tear off the slip
and send it to the press.

Column
Column is a term which has two different meanings in journalism. column is a
vertical space of a newspaper page ,secondly the term column is also used for a
permanent writing appearing with regular intervals with the name of a writer
columnist column is considered to be a personalized and subjective writing the
columnist is free to give him own opinion it can be written on a variety of subject
from political national and international crises ,social problems etc.

Dateline

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A word of phrased at the beginning of a newspaper article that gives the date and
place of its origin
Nowadays many newspapers avoid mentioning date in dateline and even name
of the place is omitted in case of city news.

Deadline
A time limit by which news story must reach to the newsroom to insure its in time
publication. Reporters must sure to submit their

assignment on time.

Daily
Newspaper that appear every day or every weekday.
Editorial
Editorial is an assay written on the most urgent issue of the day basic aim is to
bring about conformity between newspaper and its readers it is considered the
show window of the policy of newspaper.
Without editorial newspaper cant make its history. The survival of newspaper
depends on its editorial page.
Editorial writer is a person who writes editorial he is very conscious toward
localism he is very sensitive person his basic aims is to influence the readers
mind through his arguments he can be written on any topic

Feature
An popular form of journalistic writing found in modern press is called a feature
the feature is similar to a news story in its from but written with more details and
presented in a dramatic and personalized fashion it is closer to an investigative

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report in the sense that

facts are multiplied through research study and

interviews.
Feature is intended to guide inform and entertain even those average readers
who are not capable of grasping the subject through a news items only.
Headline
A headline is text composed display type and placed over an article in a
publication indicating the summary of contents of the article below it. It is a
summary mentioned above the main article or news story normally using present
tense.
Insertion
To insert a word or a letter written a word print it nearly above the line and
indicate its intended position with a bracket a couple of start lines above the line
add a small caret bellow the line to further indicate where the insertion is to be
made
Kicker
A small headline more or less like a teaser above main heading as in a
newspaper or magazine also called eyebrow and highline.
An attractive picture or text used to brighten a page some times at the top of left
column to kick off or start the page.

Masthead
Is also known as flag it is a formal statement regarding the name location and
other information about a newspaper of magazine such as motto name of editor
publisher and printer.
Masthead usually appears on editorial page above the man editorial
Magazine:

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A periodical then a daily newspaper may appear weekly biweekly monthly
quarterly of even yearly. Magazine generally has covers and binding containing
articles news stories commentaries pictures and advertisements and other such
material. There are news magazines ports magazine fashion magazine literary
magazine.
News story
News story is a systematically presented report about an event situation of
general interest.
Stet
If you have for example drawn a line trough a word to delete it and then changed
your mind there u are editing mark to undo your change you can write in the word
stet above the unwanted correction.
Stet means let it stand circle it of course to indicate that it is and instruction no
part of the copy.
Subhead
Also known crosshead small heading usually of one or two words within a body
text in large size then the body type.
Slug
Slug is a word or phrase given at the each copy sheet by reporters or news
agency to help sub-editors identify and classify new stories. Slugs are no
retained in the composed text. Also a mental strip used for spacing purposes.
Called catchline.
Stylebook
A list of spellings capitalization punctuations given to ensure that editors and

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reporters follow one and the same style and hence attain consistency in the
publication broadcast stylebook includes a pronunciation key as well.
Subbing
Putting editing symbols in text of books newspaper thus making it ready for
printing.

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