JOU 2312 APRIL 2, 2020 CLASS

1. JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO
PROFESSOR MICHAEL RIZZO
DIRECTOR, JOURNALISM PROGRAM
DIVISION OF MASS COMMUNICATION
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
APRIL 2, 2020

2. LAST CLASS MARCH 26
CHAPTER 18 - SPEECHES AND
MEETINGS
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

3. TODAY
ASSIGNMENT ON CHAPTER 18 -
SPEECHES AND MEETINGS
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

4. RECAP
DON’T MAKE YOUR STORY A TIMELINE
STORY
FOCUS ON THE MOST IMPACTFUL ASPECT
OF WHAT WAS SAID OR DONE
REPORT ON WHAT PEOPLE WOULD CARE
THE MOST ABOUT

5. APRIL 2 CLASS ASSIGNMENT
WATCH THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF TODAY'S APRIL 2, 2020 BRIEFING BY
NY GOVERNOR CUOMO ON THE CORONA VIRUS - IT IS BROADCAST BY
ALL THE LOCAL TV STATIONS AND EVEN ONLINE ON SOME WEBSITES.
PUT TOGETHER A 1:30 REPORTER PKG SCRIPT FOR A STORY ON THE
BRIEFING THAT WOULD AIR TONIGHT ON A 6 P-M NYC TV NEWSCAST.
USE THE TWO COLUMN TV NEWS SCRIPT TEMPLATE.
YOU CAN WRITE-IN A STAND-UP AT THE BEGINNING AND END IF YOU
CHOOSE.
YOU ARE ONLY WRITING A SCRIPT.
YOU DO NEED TO PROVIDE A REPRESENTATIVE VERBATIM OF
THE SOT(S) YOU WOULD USE FROM THE GOVERNOR SO TAKE GOOD
NOTES.
THERE IS A TIGHT DEADLINE FOR YOUR STORY - THE DEADLINE TO
SUBMIT YOUR 1:30 SCRIPT IS 5:30 P-M TODAY THURSDAY APRIL 2,
2020.