Fall 2020 JOU 2312 6th Class September 10, 2020

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
September 10, 2020

3. LAST CLASS - SEPTEMBER 7
VO-SOT REVIEW
REPORTERS’ PKGS
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

4. TODAY
MORE ON PKGS
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

5. RECAP
CHOOSE THE BEST SOT FOR YOUR
AUDIENCE
USE YOUR VO TIME WISELY BUT
GIVE CONTEXT
APPLY PROPER TECHNIQUES FOR
STAND-UPS AND BE CREATIVE IN YOUR
PRESENTATION

6. THE REPORTER PKG
• IT’S ABOUT THE STORY
• IT’S ABOUT WHAT THE AUDIENCE
SEES
• IT’S ABOUT HOW YOU CAN CONNECT
WITH THE AUDIENCE

7. A WATER MAIN CRACKED DURING A
BLIZZARD…A PUBLIC WORKS CREW
WOULD REPLACE THE DAMAGE [BUT] DID
HAVE ONE CONCERN—THAT THE LEAKING
WATER MIGHT FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF
ICE AND BLOCK A MAJOR INTERSECTION.
A YOUNG REPORTER COVERED THE STORY.
KEEP IT SIMPLE: HOW OVERSTUFFING
NEWS PACKAGES BLURS THE STORY

8. [HE] BEGAN WITH A MONTAGE OF
RUNNING WATER ACCOMPANIED BY
A SYMPHONY OF JACKHAMMERS…
HE EXPLAINED HOW WORKMEN
POKED HOLES IN THE CEMENT
AND USED A SPECIAL LISTENING
DEVICE TO LOCATE LEAKS.

9. HE FILLED THE PIECE WITH SO MANY
FACTS, FIGURES, AND OBSCURITIES
THAT…IT BEGAN TO LOOK…LIKE AN
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ABOUT
STREET REPAIR.
HE FORGOT TO TELL A STORY.
HE WAS JUST SHOWING AND TELLING
FACTS.
THERE’S A DIFFERENCE.

10. • MOST OF THEM DIDN’T CARE ABOUT
THE SPECIFICS OF STREET REPAIR.
• THEY SIMPLY WANTED TO KNOW
WHEN THE LEAK WOULD BE FIXED
• MOST IMPORTANTLY – THEY
WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY WOULD
NEED TO FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES
TO GET TO WORK
HE NEVER PUT HIMSELF IN THE
[AUDIENCE’S] PLACE…

11. THE REPORTER SHOULD HAVE LED
WITH THE IMPACT ON THE AUDIENCE’S
TRAVEL CONCERNS AND THEN
HE COULD TELL THE STORY OF THE
PROBLEM AND THE REPAIRS
HOW?

13. ONE OPTION AFTER THE LEAD
• TELL A NARRATIVE STORY OF THE WORKERS

15. HE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A FIGURATIVE
STEP BACK AND TRUSTED HIS
NATURAL CURIOSITY…HE COMMITTED
ERRORS OF CONGESTION [WITH] TOO
MANY FACTS INTO A NINETY-SECOND
PACKAGE.
www.rtdna.org/article/keep_it_simple_how_overstuffing_news_packages_blurs_the_story

17. 1. CONVEY EMOTION
THROUGH VISUALS AND
THEN YOUR STORYTELLING
2. MAKE VISUALS APPEALING
3. SHOW ACTION
4. USE NAT SOUND
5. CAPTURE MOMENT(S) IN TIME THAT
SHOW WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT
6. SHOW PEOPLE (THE CHARACTERS)

18. 7. MAKE SURE YOU ARE FOCUSING ON
WHAT MAKES THE STORY
NEWSWORTHY
8. BRING THE AUDIENCE TO THE
PLACE OF THE STORY
9. FOCUS YOUR STORY ON ITS KEY
ASPECTS – DON’T WASTE TIME ON
UNIMPORTANT THINGS

19. FOR YOUR STAND-UP
PUT YOURSELF IN A SETTING THAT
THAT CONNECTS WITH AND
REINFORCES THE STORY

20. PUTTING THE PKG TOGETHER:
OPEN – SAY FACTS THAT WHAT WILL
MAKE THE AUDIENCE PAY ATTENTION!
BODY OF THE STORY – USE VISUALS AND
SOUNDS AND YOUR STORYTELLING
ABILITY TO KEEP THE STORY FLOWING

21. PUTTING THE PKG TOGETHER:
ENDING – MAKE IT MEMORABLE (NOT BY
SHOUTING OR DOING SOMETHING CRAZY)
BUT EITHER WITH VIDEO OR A STAND-UP
AND TELLING AN ADDITIONAL PART
OF THE STORY THAT THE AUDIENCE WILL
WANT TO REMEMBER

22. ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
SEE THE ASSIGNMENT ON BANKSY
GRAFFITI
USE THE FACTS TO WRITE A NEWS
SCRIPT WITH YOU AS THE REPORTER
(THERE’S NO VIDEO TO SHOOT)
INCLUDING A STAND-UP AS DIRECTED

23. STAY WELL
AND
STAY SAFE