1. JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO
Professor Michael Rizzo
Director, Journalism Program
Division of Mass Communication
Collins College of Professional Studies
Presentation for ASYNCHRONOUS
CLASS on September 28, 2020
2. LAST PRESENTATION - SEPTEMBER 24
CHAPTER 10: NARRATIVE
STORYTELLING
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO
4. RECAP
NARRATIVE STORYTELLING USES DRAMA,
NEEDS TIME TO ALLOW FOR MYSTERY
TO DEVELOP BUT USES GOOD WRITING
AND ENGAGING PRESENTATIONS TO
KEEP THE AUDIENCE’S ATTENTION
USE ACTION AND DESCRIPTIVE VERBS
AVOID ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
5. I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOUR
SEPTEMBER 24 STORY PITCH
ASSIGNMENT.
WE WILL CATCH UP ON THAT WHEN
WE CAN MEET AGAIN IN PERSON
6. PAST ASSIGNMENTS
YOU WILL SEE GRADES FOR MANY PAST
ASSIGNMENTS IN BLACKBOARD.
IF YOU SEE A 0 GRADE, IT MEANS THAT
NOTHING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
IF YOU HAD TO EMAIL ME AN
ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE OF
BLACKBOARD, RE-SEND ME THE
ORIGINAL EMAIL ( I NEED TO SEE
THE ORIGINAL DATE SENT)
7. SOME GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
CHECK YOUR WORK FOR PROPERLY
FOLLOWING WHAT THE ASSIGNMENT
CALLS FOR, PROPER SPELLING AND
PROPER LANGUAGE.
CHECK YOUR WORK FOR TIMING:
ASSIGNMENTS FOR :30 CAN’T BE :15
OR :50
8. SEE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS LIKE
IN THE TWO COLUMN SCRIPT
TEMPLATE AND WHAT HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED IN THE CLASS
POWERPOINTS
SEE MY VERSIONS OF STORIES FOR
INSPIRATION
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SEND AN
EMAIL FOR CLARIFICATION OR
GUIDANCE.
9. GRADING OVERVIEW:
GRADE OF 70-79:
AVERAGE OR ADEQUATE
GRADE OF 80-84: GOOD
GRADE OF 85-89: BETTER
GRADE OF 90-100: VERY GOOD/GREAT
10. I AM BEING VERY PRECISE IN GRADING
SO YOU WILL ESTABLISH PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICES.
THE BASIC PREMISE OF BROADCAST
NEWS WRITING IS HAVING A
CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDIENCE.
MAKE YOUR WRITING CONVERSATIONAL
BUT PROFESSIONAL.
11. HAVE FAITH AND DEDICATION IN
YOUR ABILITY TO IMPROVE.
AS YOU APPLY THAT IMPROVEMENT,
YOUR GRADES WILL RISE.
13. TELL YOUR BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND
END WITH FACTS BUT IN A WAY THAT
MAKES THE AUDIENCE HANG ON EVERY
WORD.
FINDING A NEWSWORTHY FOCUS
COMES FIRST BUT THEN USING YOUR
WRITING AND VISUALS TO KEEP THE
DRAMATIC ASPECTS OF THE STORY
VIBRANT WILL MAKE IT WORK.
14. WATCH THE FOLLOWING WNBC-TV
STORY FOR INSPIRATION ABOUT
NARRATIVE STORYTELLING:
IT HAS STRIKING VISUALS
IT IS WRITTEN LIKE THE REPORTER
IS TALKING TO EACH OF US
INDIVIDUALLY
IT FOCUSES ON THE CHARACTERS OF
THE STORY
IT FOLLOWS THE FOUR STAGES OF
NARRATIVE STORYTELLING
15. THE VIDEO TITLED WNBC-TV REPORTER PKG ON SWATTING
WILL BE POSTED ON BLACKBOARD
WITH THE SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 CLASS POWERPOINTS
16. IN MY LAST PRESENTATION I INSTRUCTED
YOU TO START DOING RESEARCH ON THE
CHILD CENTER OF NY.
THEIR WEBSITE IS https://childcenterny.org/
A PRESS RELEASE ON THEIR EAST NEW YORK
COMMUNITY IS POSTED UNDER
THE CONTENT TAB FOR OUR COURSE
IN BLACKBOARD.
17. FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2020
WE WILL CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW WITH
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CENTER
I AM WAITING FOR THE CENTER TO TELL
ME WHO THIS WILL BE. WHEN I FIND OUT,
I WILL SEND OUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
BE PREPARED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THIS
PERSON FOR OUR WEBEX SESSION WITH
THIS PERSON.
18. EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING EXACTLY WHO
THE INTERVIEWEE WILL BE, YOU SHOULD
BE ABLE TO CRAFT SEVERAL QUSTIONS
THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR
ANYONE FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
WRITE DOWN YOU QUESTIONS AND SAVE
THEM IN CASE YOU NEED TO SEND THEM
TO ME.
19. AGAIN:
WRITE DOWN YOU QUESTIONS AND SAVE
THEM IN CASE YOU NEED TO SEND THEM
TO ME.
THIS INTERVIEW IS PART OF THE AS-L
COMPONENT OF OUR COURSE AS
MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
DO NOT MISS THURSDAY’S CLASS.
20. THERE ARE NO OTHER ASSIGNMENTS
FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2020
THAN JUST PREPARING YOURSELF TO
TALK TO THE CHILD CENTER
REPRESENTATIVE.
