Description
Broadcast Newswriting
This course introduces basics of broadcast news and broadcast writing style. Students learn script writing and formatting, an introduction to radio and TV reporting, standard terms and basic newscast production, and an introduction to the studio. This course also provides a foundation for more advanced courses in the broadcast curriculum.

Outcomes: Students gain experience writing for radio and TV news, as well as basic knowledge of the broadcast news industry and contemporary issues pertinent to the field.
Details
Grading Basis
Graded
Units
3
Component
Lecture - Required
Requirement Designation
Writing Intensive
Offering
Course
COMM 256
Academic Group
School of Communication
Academic Organization
Communication
Enrollment Requirements
Prerequisite: COMM 205