News Syllabus |News Team | Helpful Info
DATE ACTIVITY
Jan 6 Orientation
Jan 10 Practice Show/Story Conference for next week’s show
From this point on, each Monday’s meeting is our final story conference for the following Friday’s show. Each Friday after Jan. 10 is dedicated to our live news cast. After the show debrief, you are required to meet as a class without me in the news room to initialize assignments for the next show.
Holidays: Jan 20. (This means the initial story conference on Friday, Jan. 17 will also finalize assignments for the Jan. 24 show.)
Spring Break: March 3-8. The RTV facility will be closed these days…no editing; no checkout; no studio. Initial story conference after the show on Feb. 28 will be for the March 14 show.
Schedule
Knightly News
Weekly Deadlines
(all of the following information is available in the Knightly Style Manual)
TEAM MEMBER DAY TIME PRODUCT
Reporters Friday after debrief at least one preliminary story idea for next Friday’s show
Monday 1:00 pm finalize story idea(s) for upcoming show
Thursday 4:00 pm script approval deadline (by either Dr. Brown or Prof. Bagley)
Friday 9:00 am in newsroom whether story is complete or not
Friday 10:00 am all stories complete, ready for air, handed off to production crew (VTR)
Anchors/On-Set Reporters Friday noon in anchor chair on set made up and ready to go with rehearsal
Friday 12:30 pm show rehearsal
Friday 1:00 pm in anchor chair on set made up and ready to go for live show
Friday 1:30 pm live show
Producers Friday after debrief conduct preliminary story conference for next week’s show
Monday 1:00 pm conduct final story conference for upcoming Friday’s show
Thursday end of day complete rundown for Friday’s show
Friday 9:00 am in newsroom
Friday 10:30 am meet with show director to go over scripts, blocking and various stations
Friday noon at producer station ready to go with rehearsal
Friday 12:30 pm show rehearsal
Friday 1:00 pm at producer station ready to go for live show
Friday 1:30 pm live show
Assistant Producers During Week perform regular Knightly show duties
assassigned and assist producer as
requested
Friday after debrief assist producer in preliminary story conference as requested
Monday 1:00 pm assist producer in story conference as requested
Wednesday 4:00 pm begin checking scripts in EZ News for spelling, attribution
Wednesday 5:00 pm complete CG list for Friday’s show
Friday 9:00 am assist producer with finalizing show – duties as requested by producer
Friday 10:00 am transport all show content to production crew (VTR)
Friday rehearsal at producer station helping producer with show or in field for live shot(s)
Friday show at producer station helping producer with show or in field for live shot(s)
Photographer/Editors Friday 10:00 am all editing for this day’s show complete and ready for air
Friday noon at assigned task (live shot, etc.) and ready to go
Friday 12:30 pm perform task as assigned (live shot, etc.) for rehearsal
Friday 1:00 pm at assigned task (live shot, etc.) and ready to go
Friday 1:30 pm perform task as assigned (live shot, etc.) for rehearsal
Friday after debrief attend preliminary story conference
Monday 1:00 attend story conference to receive assignment(s) for upcoming show
Web Producer Daily 9:30 am conduct web story conference with Dr. Brown
Daily 1:00 pm update Knightly News web site