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Broadcast journalists train to put reports on the air
Angelica Carapia
Issue date: 9/21/06 Last update: 9/22/06 at 2:23 PM PST
Section: News
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In cooperation with Peralta.TV's News Centre, students of the Broadcasting Journalism class will be alternating between classroom and studio, preparing biweekly news clips, which will air periodically in between shows on Peralta's cable access channel.
The idea was the brainchild of former dean of Fine and Applied Arts Patrick Kriwanek. After Kriwanek left last semester, the new department dean, Philip Andreini, took on the proposed project with the right instructor already in mind.
Led by instructor and KTVU sports editor/producer Peter Lupetti, the students will learn research skills, the basics of broadcast journalism, camera work, teleprompter management and even on-screen news anchoring.
"I want to make this class more hands-on than a writing course," said Lupetti. Rather than teach the whole course from a book, Lupetti will incorporate his knowledge of the field into the lesson plan.
Given that Lupetti's main expertise lies in sports, the course will have an emphasis on sports casting. "Initially it wasn't that way," said Lupetti, "but when I got here, I realized that there were a lot of people here who were interested in sports and so it kind of meshed."
The project also includes a plan to improve the filming of the live Laney football games.
Beginning Sept. 26, the class will be taping the one-minute clips every other week through the end of the semester. According to Lupetti, the class will at one point produce two or more clips per week, depending on how the class progresses.
The Laney Tower will lend a hand in the reporting process, supplying the class with news stories both in print and digital format.
To view the project's first one-minute news clip, log on to www.peralta.tv.
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