41-2207 Radio Newscasting

The course introduces basic journalistic skills and familiarizes students with procedures necessary in constructing on-air newscasts from wire copy and other news sources. In addition to covering the newsgathering and selection process, the course focuses on broadcast-style newswriting and news anchoring with students performing various news formats in a broadcast setting. This course is a prerequisite for a news position at the college radio station WCRX, 88.1FM.

3 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 53-1015 Reporting and Writing I or 41-1107 Voice and Articulation I and 41-2107 Writing for Radio and 41-1128 Radio Production I: Intro