Reporting and Producing TV News

Catalog description

In this course, students apply the reporting skills they’ve developed in SJ 115 and SJ 217 to report and produce news for television. Students may work cooperatively with students in VF 339 and classes to report, write, and produce television news packages and ultimately produce an entire newscast, including sports, features, and interviews. Major emphasis is on reporting skills, writing, package and newscast production,and performance. The cooperative dimension of the course helps students understand the critical importance of communicating with colleagues, photographers/editors, directors, and studio crew in creating and presenting television news. Prerequisite(s): SJ 217 .