This creative project provides basic orientation information needed by a person first beginning in television news at station WRTV, Indianapolis, Indiana.The structure of the television station's news department is outlined and tasks usually assigned to interns are explained. Guidance is offered as to the importance of deadlines, the use of personal initiative, and the establishment of a dependable work record. There is an explanation of the pre-printed forms used in assembling the script for the news broadcast. Illustrations are offered throughout the paper to help familiarize the intern with newsroom locations and equipment. He is introduced to the technical jargon of the trade. A simplified breakdown of film and video tape shooting and editing techniques is included. There is a discussion of the proper approach to a reporting assignment with details concerning preparation, communications with producers, writing, and final assembly of the video story. Legal requirements facing newsmen are discussed and benchmarks are provided so that the intern can measure his progress.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/182014 |
| Date | January 1979 |
| Creators | Wilson, William J. |
| Contributors | Milam, Hugh H. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | iv, 65 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us-in |
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