The course focuses on data management, budgetary issues, strategy development, team dynamics, organizational behavior, time management and legal issues. The course covers the process and techniques of multi-camera video production. Students gain experience in studio and control room operation and production roles. Students are introduced to television news reporting. The course trains students to write news stories and integrate news packages produced in the field for presentation in a multi-camera studio news broadcast.
Students learn the style and format of broadcast news writing.
Prerequisite COMM 242 and 254. An advanced course in the processes and techniques of single-camera field production and editing. Students will report, videotape, write, and edit packages for television news. During the course of the semester, students are assigned to cover a variety of news stories including spot news, political news, business news, sports news and light features. Prerequisites COMM 242 and 254.