This document outlines the schedule and content for a journalism class on reporting and writing for TV and radio. It discusses finishing up newscasts, recapping skills needed for producing newscasts like writing, editing, communication, and time management. It provides information on backtiming for newscasts and adjusting times based on story lengths. It announces an upcoming live interview with an ESPN associate producer and St. John's graduate and instructs students to submit interview questions in advance.

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 23, 2020

2. LAST CLASS APRIL 16
FIRES
CUOMO STORY REVIEW
NEWSCASTS
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

3. TODAY
FINISH NEWSCASTS
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

4. RECAP
PRODUCING NEWSCASTS: PLAN,
DECIDE, ADJUST AND DO
NEED TO KNOW WRITING, VIDEO
EDITING, HOW TO STACK A SHOW,
HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS
AND BE ABLE TO APPLY GOOD TIME
MANAGEMENT
WRITE TEASES TO KEEP VIEWERS
WATCHING

5. BACKTIMING FOR NEWSCASTS:
CALCULATING THE TIME WE NEED
TO START A TASK OR SET OF TASKS TO
BE SURE WE COME OUT AT THE
RIGHT TIME IN THE END.

6. THE PRODUCER NEEDS TO KNOW WHEN
THERE IS ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR EACH
BLOCK OF A SHOW AND WHEN THAT NEEDS
TO BE ADJUSTED.
IF A STORY IS DROPPED – A NEW STORY
MUST BE READY AND AVAILABLE TO
SUBSTITUTE. IF THAT NEW STORY IS
SHORTER OR LONGER THAN THE
DROPPED STORY, THE PRODUCER NEEDS TO
ADJUST THE TIMING FOR THAT SHOW
BLOCK.

7. TECHNOLOGY HELPS BUT PRODUCERS ALSO
NEED TO PRACTICE BACKTIMING IN THEIR
HEADS.
IF ONE REPORT IS SHORT BY, THE PRODUCER
OR DIRECTOR TELLS THE ANCHOR(S) TO
STRETCH. IF ONE REPORT IS TOO LONG, THE
PRODUCER DROPS DROP SOMETHING ELSE.

8. WATCH THE VIDEO ON THE NEXT
SLIDE WHICH CAN BE FOUND
IN BLACKBOARD TO SEE A DAY IN
THE LIFE OF A TV NEWSCAST
PRODUCER

9. THIS VIDEO IS IN BLACKBOARD UNDER THE CONTENT TAB FOR OUR COURSE
AS A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TV NEWS PRODUCER

10. FOR MONDAY APRIL 27, 2020
OUR CLASS WILL DO A LIVE
WEBEX INTERVIEW WITH 2016
ST. JOHN’S GRADUATE AND
ESPN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
MEGAN MURPHY.
THE LINK BELOW PROVIDES SOME RESEARCH
ABOUT HER BELOW BUT THINK CREATIVELY
ON HOW TO FIND MORE ABOUT HER.
https://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/announcements/me
gan-murphy-collins-college-professional-studies-graduate-
gets-promoted-associate-producer-espn

11. FOR MEGAN MURPHY INTERVIEW
CRAFT AND SUBMIT TWO QUESTIONS IN
BLACKBOARD TO ASK MEGAN MURPHY FOR
OUR LIVE INTERVIEW. FOLLOW THE
GUIDELINES ON GOOD INTERVIEWING AND
BASE QUESTIONS ON YOUR RESEARCH.
THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS
IS SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2020 BY 9:00 P.M. EDT.
I WILL MODERATE THE INTERVIEW SESSION
BUT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ASK FOLLOW-UPS.