News Department

Fall 2008

 

Consuelo Rabanales, News Director  

E-Mail: crabanal@ycp.edu

                    Office hours:

                           Office phone:

                           Home phone: 8121529

                                                       

Hola a todos!!! Hi everyone and welcome to the News Department.

 

The News Department is a place where students can gain experience for a future career in mass media by learning and practicing the various valuable skills required to work in this field.

 

Different events on campus and in the local community will allow each student to meet with local or national artists, politicians, professionals, and community leaders. Access to important events and key people may take place in this department.  Quality, creativity, honesty, respect, collaboration, and fun are all values of the News Department.

 

a) Each student will gather and report a variety of news 2 or 3 times per week between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Once a week (after being trained) each student is required to pre-record and broadcast the news.

 

For news delivery:

 

1. Please be at the station 15-20 minutes before your scheduled newscast.

2. News must include national, international, local or state, business, entertainment, and York College stories.

3. Students are also responsible for the weather forecast during their news broadcast.

4. All news reports broadcast must be edited and turned in (e-mail or print version) to the news director’s mailbox.

5. The newscast should be at least 10 minutes long.

6. Students can obtain their news stories from the Internet (CNN, FOX News, Univision) or from the local newspaper and AP news line in the office.

7. Students will be professional when reporting the news and will not use profanity, slander, or personal opinions.

 

b) If the student cannot attend his or her news broadcast, a substitute should be found ahead of time. In addition, please notify the news director, by e-mail or telephone. Please be in contact with the news director at least once a week.

 

c) Three assignments will be given throughout the semester, one each evaluation period.

 

d) Students are required to attend two community service events.

 

 

Thank you for being a part of the News Department.

Enjoy your time and have a great experience at WVYC!