Most of the students don’t know, how to read a newspaper,,,,, So m
discussing it .....as it will gives u an idea for the better
understanding of Newspapers, which will further improve your approach
towards newspaper reading........ ...
Before i should start ,,,,, a question arises that y is it important to read the newspaper?
So its answer is that in any government job exam
s u appear,.... they asks questions related to current affairs.
.... so reading a newspaper will b remedy for it........nd it also
helps u in essay paper where you need facts and viewpoints. For this
newspapers is the best source......
So now lets come to point ,,,how to read newspaper
Before you actually start reading newspaper, the first thing you have
to do is to keep ur pen ready nd keep seprate registers for each section
or u can also use that mota vala register nd divide it many
sections,,,,,,,, this will keeps your write ups in systematic manner nd
it makes ur revision easy
SECTIONS INCLUDE
International / bilateral
Economy
polity/ law
education
essay
environment nd health
Finally now you see newspaper and classify all the news item under 3 Categories
A
B
C
So lets start with category A
Pick some stories which you are going to read in detail, like it
includes Editorial page ,, Op-Eds,,nd Essay s ..... Try to put minimum
items in this category.
Category B
Pick some stories which
are required to update you with current happenings, but not requiring
serious analysis. It includes- Events Coverage (Breaking news, Mostly
Front Page)
Category C
It includes Miscellaneous News (
Political news, controversies, Advertisement, Personal views, facts,
data and page 3 masala etc)
We must ignore the Category-C news. Try to avoid wasting time on controversies., ,,,,,,
Start with Category B
**Read first one or two paragraphs carefully and try to undrstand the issue
**U have to b in touch with this issue, wherenu have pen down this
isue.....provide some space their coz if this issue is imp ....it will b
againn in the newspaper tommorow
**Glance quickly the remaining news. Read the last paragraph and you are done with it.
** Move on to the next news item of Category B and so on…
Then Category A-
**You have to put maximum of your concentration, energy and time in this Category.
**Read the article carefully and underline wisely.
**Try to relate it with the topic it has a relevance with. Be it GS or Optionals.
**Make it sure that you have understood it point-wise and will be able to recall it.
**Write down the points in one or two words on the top, or where you find the space in the paper itself.
If something is v.impt in the newspaper, preserve the paper cutting in a file
As i earlier said, u have to make notes from it nd have to pen down
each different section ......try to revise your file at regular
intrvals......
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