Assignments
Assignment Policies
1. All assignments turned in must be typed, double-spaced, and follow the correct broadcast style format. If the assignment exceeds one page, assignments must be stapled. Any assignments that are handwritten or not stapled will NOT be accepted and a grade of 0 will be given for the assignment, no exceptions.
2. If you have to miss class the day an assignment is due, the assignment will be accepted under two conditions:
- The assignment is emailed and received by the start of class time
- The assignment is dropped off in my box in the TCF office prior to the start of class (note - that office will also be locked at 4:30pm each day, so you will need to plan accordingly for that).
In the case of a true emergency, the student must contact the instructor as soon as they are able to make the instructor aware of the situation. The instructor will work with the student based on the situation and their needs.
If you miss class and no prior arrangements have been made, and the two conditions above are not met, then you will receive a 0 on the assignment, no exceptions.
Re-write to Broadcast Style, Due Wednesday 3/10
*Note - this assignment will be GRADED, and not just pass/fail. Make sure you are paying careful attention to the Broadcast Writing Guidelines handout, which is conveniently located under the 'Handouts' tab on this website.
There are 2 (two) stories linked below. For each story, please do the following:
1. Rewrite to a :60 news reader (approximately 120 words)
2. Put the total word count at the bottom of the story
3. List 3 (three) potential people you would interview for this story
4. List 5 (five) interview questions for each person
At the end, you should have 3 potential interviewees, and a maximum of 15 questions. You may overlap some questions - for example, if you were to ask two random people off the street questions about a story that dealt with the President congratulating UA on the national championship, you can use 3 (three) of the same questions for the two people. You don't want to ask every single person the exact same thing, because you want to get different viewpoints and reactions. In this case, for the story, you could have 5 original questions for Mal Moore, and then 5 original questions for person 1, then 3 of the same questions plus 2 original questions for person 2, for a total of 10 questions. Make sense?
Pay attention to your broadcast guidelines.
Here are the 2 stories:
1. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley to challenge judge's bingo order