News Program Production

  • College of Language and Communication |

Description

This course includes enabling students to list the stages of news program production and identify the responsibilities of the director and producer in a news program. Students will also identify the different crew members and their responsibilities in a news program, differentiate between the roles of the anchor and reporter, and demonstrate the basics of news writing for TV, Radio, and Digital Media. Furthermore, students will demonstrate how to select appropriate shots for a news story, prepare rundowns, and understand the ethics of broadcast news.

Program

Media Department

Objectives

  • This course provides students with the principles of writing news and information for Radio, TV, Podcasts, and Livestreaming, emphasizing the fundamentals of television studio production. It allows students to gain practical experience in media news gathering, working as part of a team to produce news reports and complete newscasts that include material such as sports coverage, weather forecasts, traffic reports, political commentary, expert opinions, editorial content, and other material that is relevant to the audience. Students will be able to know the role and responsibilities of the broadcast journalist in covering issues and will acquire the ability to know writing, presenting and reporting stories for television. The course also aims to prepare students for real newsroom and field experience by offering them a chance to produce and direct news productions

Textbook

A Complete Guide to Television, Field, and Digital Producing By Sally Ann Cruikshank, Christine C. Eschenfelder, Keonte Coleman ISBN 9780367480387 Published September 30, 2021 by Routledge 226 Pages 62 B/W Illustrations

Course Content

content serial Description
11 Introduction to Broadcast News
2 News Programmes in Television
3 News Formats in TV news casts
4 Fundamentals of writing news for TV
5 Fundamentals of writing news for TV(2)
6 TV news values and standards
7 TV news values and standards (2) - 7th week assessment
8 News gathering and Sourcing
9 Television news workflow and crew members
10 Running Order and news reporting
11 Indoor News Programmes (panela and debates )
12 Covering news ( politics , disasters, sports, arts, protests, etc) - 12th Week Assessment
13 Big remotes and multi-cam coverage
14 Feature stories and short docs
15 Feature stories and short docs (2) - Revision

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