MEDIA 130 Broadcasting
surveys news function of the electronic media. Topics include ethical principles and practical implications of working as a broadcast journalist in a small or large market, which includes the social, technological, and economic developments of the broadcast industry. Students report, write and script actual news going into an actual TV broadcast. Other experiences include preparing on-camera field reports and newscast scripts, interviewing news figures, generating news story ideas and assisting in newscast production. Field assignment times to be arranged. Student experiences include field videography and creative editing, newscast anchoring, and producing reports for television newscasts. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees; areas of concentration include media (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 3.0).