You are expected to be fully briefed on the news of the day when you arrive each morning. Watch local and national newscasts. Listen to radio, including National Public Radio. Read the papers before class begins. Bring The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times to class daily.
Broadcast journalism requires working together as a team.
Bring to this class a professional attitude towards your interview subjects, your colleagues and classmates. This is a hard class. The first three weeks, when you are learning new equipment, writing styles and methods of reporting are particularly demanding. It is normal to feel a bit overwhelmed, but you must still learn a lot in a short period of time. Feel free to come to the instructors with questions there is no such thing as a bad or foolish question in this class.