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Fundamentals of Newsgathering
Skill development in gathering facts and other material for, and in preparation of, news stories in a variety of genres across platforms. Focus on gathering information from multiple sources, analyzing and organizing information for dissemination, and presenting the most pertinent facts clearly and cohesively to multiple media outlets.
Intermediate Electronic Media Production
Planning and execution of complex field, studio, and multimedia production in a variety of lengths and formats. High level skills in television control room situations and non-linear editing will be used to produce audio, video, and online content.
Legal Issues in Media Management
Examination of the legal environment affecting contemporary media businesses including broadcasting, advertising, public relations, web-based media, and print publications. Focus on U.S. law, with introduction of international and comparative perspectives.
Media Economics
Economic concepts, practices, and issues as they relate to the mass media industry.
Media Entrepreneurship
Students generate comprehensive business plans for a proposed media enterprise. Organizational, financial, and marketing aspects of starting a media business are discussed.
Media Programming
Course covers categories and sources for selecting program materials used in radio, television, cable television, and other program services. Strategies employed in devising program schedules and understanding audience behaviors are also covered.
Media Research and Analysis
Survey of qualitative and quantitative research methods used to collect and analyze data on media audiences. Course also covers metrics used by media industries. Practice in conducting small-scale audience measurement is included.
Media Sales
Operation of sales departments within media outlets. Course includes the preparation and delivery of sales presentations as well as the use of audience reports.
Media Technology
This course examines the deployment, use, and impact of communication technologies in various media contexts from an economic, regulatory, and social perspective.
Strategic Media Management
This course focuses on strategy analysis, formulation, implementation, and evaluation in managing media enterprises. Media cases are used to apply and discuss strategies.
Television News Reporting
Gathering and preparation of news stories for presentation in news programs. Includes field reporting, editing, preparation of visual and aural elements, writing, producing and performing for on-air presentation.
Television Performance
Introduction to communication concepts and skills involved in on-camera duties such as anchoring, interviewing and live reporting.