Newscast Producer/Writer Training, 1819 L St., NW, Washington, DC
 

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Hands-on training through each step of preparing a newscast; if you’re a veteran, making your newscast better.  Instruction in the basics and finer points of writing; critiquing your tapes and writing samples; giving you writing assignments.

Skills Developed:

• Managing your time as you produce a newscast
• Stacking stories effectively
• Using graphics, B roll and sound bites intelligently
• Writing compelling copy
• Communicating effectively with anchors, producers, and news directors
• Developing strategies to manage on air “melt-downs” in the control room

Dates:

• Saturday, May 24, 2008 , taught by WJLA-TV Washington, DC newscast producer Ashley McKinney and TNC president Herb Brubaker
• Saturday, July 12, 2008
• Saturday, August 23, 2008
• Saturday, October 4, 2008
• Saturday, November 15, 2008
• Saturday, December 20, 2008

Fee: $499 per person, $449 each for groups of three or more

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Questions? Contact Herb Brubaker TOLL FREE at 1-866-415-4129, in the Washington, DC area 301-340-6160, or hmbrubaker@televisionnewscenter.org.

Other Trainers: CBS producer Scott McCrary, WUSA-TV newscast producer Sharon Lyons, WJLA-TV 11 p.m. producer Jay Mishkin, Newschannel 8 Washington, DC executive producer Karen Brown; WCNC-TV Charlotte, NC assistant news director Charlie Norton

Note: The training may be deductible.  Consult your tax adviser.