Schedule

 

Date

Topic

Assignments

1/11 Tues

Intro to course

Review sample episodes of The Northern Iowa Report

Story types

 

1/13 Thurs

Putting together the show: scripts and rundowns

CNN Newsource (CNN Video)

Grammar and Broadcast News

Broadcast Style/Writing for the Ear

Story Assignments for Show 1

 

Assign all investigative team reports

1/18 Tues

Writing leads

Interviewing

Shooting video (see Field Shooting Style Guidelines handout)

 

1/20 Thurs

New Writing QUIZ (open AP Handbook)

 

1/25 Tues

Editing workshop

 

1/27 Thurs

PKGs for Show 1 due

Story Assignments for Show 2

2/1 Tues

Rehearsal Show

 

 

2/3 Thurs

Show #1

 

2/8 Tues

PKGs due for Show 2

 

Story Assignments for show 3

2/10 Thurs

Show #2

 

2/15 Tues

PKGs due for Show 3

Story Assignments for show 4

2/17 Thurs

Show #3

 

2/22 Tues

PKGs due for Show 4

Story Assignments for show 5

2/24 Thurs

Show #4

 

3/1 Tues

PKGs due for Show 5

Performance Report shows 1-4 due

Story Assignments for show 6

3/3 Thurs

Show #5

 

3/8 Tues

PKGs due for Show 6

Story Assignments for show 7

3/10 Thurs

Show #6

 

 

 

Story Assignments for show 8

 

Spring Break

 

3/22 Tues

PKGs due for Show 7

 

3/24 Thurs

Show #7

 

3/29 Tues

PKGs due for Show 8

Story Assignments for show 9

3/31 Thurs

Show #8

 

4/5 Tues

PKGs due for Show 9

Performance Report shows 5-8 due

Story Assignments for show 10

4/7 Thurs

Show #9

 

4/12 Tues

PKGs due for Show 10

Story Assignments for show 11

4/14 Thurs

Show #10

 

4/19 Tues

PKGs due for Show 11

Story Assignments for show 12

4/21 Thurs

Show #11 

 

4/26 Tues

PKGs due for Show 12

 

4/28 Thurs

Show #12 

 

 

Final:  3-4:50 Thursday, May 5 Ð final Performance Report (shows 9-12) due