Maria Burns Ortiz

April 16: TV News, Scripts, Part II

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]

Homework: Scripts, Part II. With rundown.

Powerpoint: TV News

April 18: Video interviews

News U: Video storytelling for the Web (Email me the Course Report at maria_burnsortiz@emerson.edu)

Homework: MOS video

Powerpoint: Video Basics