COM-490 PUBLIC AFFAIRS PRODUCING
In this course students function as full-charge producers in the pre-production stage of public affairs program development, and then as production crew during taping. Student producers are responsible for identifying a topic, and selecting and gaining the cooperation of a program host and guests. The student producer conducts background research on the topic, scripts the intros, transitions, and closes for the program, prepares a topic background file for the host, and then prepares sets of suggested questions to be used during the opening, body, and closing phases of the program. Prerequisites: COM 207. (Special fee)