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Course Description: Radio Writing & Newscasting*
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Course Description: Radio Writing & Newscasting*

Radio Writing & Newscasting*

41-2207

Course introduces basic journalistic skills and familiarizes students with procedures necessary in constructing an on-air newscast from wire copy and other news sources. In addition to covering the news gathering and selection process, course focuses on broadcast-style newswriting and news anchoring. Students perform various news-style formats on the air during "All-News" radio days in which students write stories, screen tape, stack stories, and anchor newscasts.

Course descriptions are stored in OASIS and are maintained by the Associate Dean for each School.

* Prerequisite Required.