Broadcast Media Reporting

Broadcast Media Reporting
Principles and techniques of broadcast and online news reporting. Includes recording and editing reports of government, courts, and other institutions. Lab includes reporting for daily television and radio newscasts.
COMMS
325
 Hours3.0 Credit, 2.0 Lecture, 3.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesCOMMS 311 & COMMS 312; or COMMS 211 & COMMS 322; or COMMS 211 & COMMS 312; Comms 308 or concurrent enrollment.
 TaughtFall, Winter, Spring, Summer Contact Department
 ProgramsContaining COMMS 325
Course Outcomes

Newsgathering

Students will gather relevant and timely information for use in news content.

Content Creation

Students will employ journalistic style to create news stories for targeted broadcast audiences.

Professional Comportment

Students will develop the ability to work well with others in a deadline-driven mass media environment.

Ethics and Diversity

Students will apply behave ethically and report fairly, including in their reportage a diversity of voices.