This course requires each student to work on a client-based project, plus produce a weekly news story. Emphasis is hands-on production using Waldorf's Sony UVW100 camera and Avid Media Composer editing suite. Continuation of News Gathering and Reporting. The course includes writing of feature stories and more in-depth news stories, such as investigative reporting and editorial writing. Students are given more time to write and more feedback from the instructor in developing stories.
Students learn that editing is part science, part art and part diplomacy.
Art means making the writing tight and effective through word choice and economy. Diplomacy means knowing when to change copy and when to leave well enough alone. Students learn how editors play the roles of gatekeeper and quality-control agent. Those not interested in editing as a career will learn valuable skills to improve their writing. The emphasis will not be just on making things look good, but on communicating through visual means.