Broadcast Journalism

Full Year- 1 credit

Grades 10 -12

Prerequisite: CVP I

Description: Students will develop professional and business skills essential for competence in electronic news writing, podcasting, editing and production for the web and for broadcast. They will study business issues and problems in news, learn interviewing skills, use of electronic equipment and presentation skills. Students will also combine their knowledge of concepts and skills to produce professional-quality newscasts and webcasts and a monthly news magazine. During the course, students work in a variety of roles such as reporter, director, editor and producer and will be the ‘talent’ appearing in the daily broadcast of the school-wide announcements and District-wide rebroadcast.