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Emmy Workshop Sat Jan 28 at Murphy Hall

Jour 3451 - Electronic News Writing & Reporting

SECTION 4 | THREE CREDITS | SPRING 2012

Students learn how to research, write and report different forms of television news stories, including anchor readers, voiceovers, and package within a framework of news judgment and news ethics. Students become familiar with the basics of shooting and editing electronic news stories; and produce news packages for television.

Learning Objectives

• Distinguish between the writing styles required for electronic news and that which is acceptable or expected in print journalism (including difference between passive and active voice).
• Tell stories matching copy to video, using clean, concise conversational copy and video/audio that captures and
conveys the story.
• Write various forms of electronic news stories (especially anchor readers, voiceovers and packages for television).
• Demonstrate ability to operate video camera and editing software (Final Cut Express) and hardware.
• Produce television news packages.
• Demonstrate the full video and audio storytelling potential of the electronic news-gathering tools.
• Demonstrate the importance of including diverse communities and sources.

Text and Equipment

Required Equipment:
• External Hard Drive (Firewire or USB 2 - recommend 320GB minimum)
• SDHC Card (Class 10, 16GB)

Required Text:
• Aim for the Heart: Write, Shoot, Report and Produce for TV and Multimedia;
Al Tompkins (2nd Edition)

The Digital Media Studio provides:
• Macintosh computers with all necessary software programs to complete assignments.
(Students are required to use Final Cut Express in this course.)
• SONY HXR-NX70U Video camera and tripod.