This course is aimed to introduce students to current ideas and skills used in television journalism. The students will learn about how the broadcast news industry operates. It also develops students’ audio and video news reporting skills by using industry equipment and software. The students will be able to analyze the concepts of broadcast news reporting and their role in the production of video stories. They will also be able to understand equipment operation and editing skills to produce television news reports. The course will enable them to know about the process of how to collect local, national and international news through interviews, investigation and observation, attending public events, seeking out records, and reviewing written work. The students will also get an acquaintance about receiving, analyzing, selecting, verifying and assembling information along with developing skills for researching and reporting on story developments. They will also understand the importance of teamwork and how liaison is created within production staff for producing and presenting news. They will be taught the technical aspects of cameras, lights and microphones and shooting and editing of news films and their placement in the news bulletin, besides the use of the live inserts and sound bites

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate and critique broadcast and production practices both holistically and in terms of their component parts, namely: audio, video, scripting, production, and editing.
• Write effectively for broadcast news media.
• Demonstrate competency in shooting and editing video in the field and studio, using professional-level equipment and non-linear editing systems.
• Demonstrate proficiency in recording and editing for audio productions.
• Demonstrate competency as a producer by organizing the editorial flow and technical content of a cohesive television news program.

Course Contents

• TV News and its types
• Reporters & Anchors: Standards vs Expectations
• Coverage and Reporting        
• News Scenarios: Breaking News         
• Breaking News: External Event        
• Writing Skills   
• Reporting       
• Types of TV News Stories
• Interview
• Effective Anchoring
• Video in the Field      
• Important Terminologies
• Editing Video
• Editing Principles

Days                          Time                           

Wednesday               11:00-12:30 (Regular)         02:00-03:30 (Self-Support)                 

Thursday                   11:00-12:30 (Regular)         02:00-03:30 (Self-Support)

Suggested Readings

• Barnas, F. (2017). Broadcast news writing, reporting, and producing (7thed.).London: Routledge.
• Shook, F., & Larson, J. (2017). Television field production and reporting: A guide to visual storytelling (7thed.).London: Routledge.
• Cappe, Y. (2006). Broadcast basics: A beginner's guide to television news reporting and production. Oregon: Marion Street Press.
• Schultz, B.E. (2005). Broadcast news producing. California: Sage.
• Stewart, P., & Alexander, r. (2016). Broadcast journalism. Techniques of radio and television news (7thed.).NYC: Routledge.

Assessment Criteria

• Sessional: 20 (Attendance 05, Presentation 10, Assignment 05)
• Mini Project : 30 Marks
• Final Project:  50 Marks

Class Rules

• 80% attendance would be a must to appear in exams
• Late entry in the class would be strictly prohibited
• Active class participation would be required

Late submissions of assignments would not be entertained