Maria Burns Ortiz

Dec. 4: TV News

News U: Watching TV News: How to be a Smarter Viewer. (Email me the Course Report at maria_burnsortiz@emerson.edu).

Watch a network news broadcast – local or national – on three different days. Email me to let me know what broadcast you are watching. Keep a list of the story rundown. Watch with a critical eye/ear toward writing and video storytelling techniques. [BRING A LIST WITH THE STORY RUNDOWN TO CLASS ON TUESDAY]

Watch one hour of Fox News coverage. Watch one hour of MSNBC news coverage. {BRING A LIST WITH STORY RUNDOWN TO CLASS ON TUESDAY]

Dec. 6: Video interviews

News U: Video storytelling for the Web

Homework: MOS video