They write and record reports, interview newsmakers on tape, file reports from the field, select and edit taped actualities, and write copy to use with the tape in newscasts. Sufficient instruction in audio production and announcing is included to enable students to producer their own reports. Urban Reporting With New York City as a backdrop. Students taking this course familiarize themselves with the range of issues affecting urban America, including race relations, housing, education, mass transportation, and the availability of city services. The workings of City Hall and municipal politics are also explored.
Students interview government officials, cover press conferences, and report on citywide elections.
I and II Provides a foundation in the principles and practices of basic news reporting. Lectures on reporting principles and techniques, study of specialized areas of reporting, and completion of increasingly challenging in-class assignments. Students use New York City as a laboratory to gather and report actual news events outside the classroom.