NewsTeam Class

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NewsTeam Boulder is a 4-credit Journalism capstone course that demonstrates your cumulative broadcast skills. This course is designed to give you experience producing an actual newscast and to prepare you for a career in broadcast. We strongly recommend that you take a lighter course load during NewsTeam so that you can devote more time to producing the quality work that you want for a resume reel.

What do prospective media employers want to see from student work?
The best way to move closer to your career goals is to develop skills that will make you a valuable employee. In surveys, prospective employers look for the following qualities in newly graduated students:

• Excellent Oral and Writing skills;
• Competency in Research and Ethics skills;
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving skills;
• Personal Responsibility and Professionalism.
  

Here's a job hint for you: Producers are in demand, so if you want a job as a producer, you're likely going to get it. Put your best foot forward!

How We Define Reporting

You often hear your journalism professors describe reporters as storytellers. But at least 70 percent of your reporting is digging up information. Only then will you be ready to tell the story. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) advises that you should be a reporter not a stenographer -- It's not a story if you just repeat what people say or if you pass along claims without challenging them. A good journalist cuts through the rhetoric, makes inquiries, follows up, and applies critical thinking skills to clarify arguments and distinguish relevant from irrelevant facts. We expect you to show these same practices in your own work.

We also see reporters performing a service, adding to the community's knowledge by investigating, providing context and explanation to stories that impact people and make a difference. You will need to weigh in on the credibility of experts; fact check and even do some debunking; and find ways to make your information accessible visually. Many NewsTeam students before you have done this, and the skills they learnd led to successful careers.

NewsTeam Boulder is a Legitimate News Operation

More than just a class, we're Boulder's only live 20-minute television newscast, covering mostly campus, city and county news. As in the professional world, you will be required to produce original news stories under deadline. Teamwork is essential -- missing deadlines, or producing unsatisfactory work, means that you're not just answering to your professors, but to your classmates who depend on your participation. Keep in mind, your professors won't be the only eyes that see your work.

NewsTeam Boulder is a collaboration with two other classes - the studio production class TV-2, and the directing class, TV-3.

NewsTeam Boulder's Origins

NewsTeam Boulder began as a 30-minute newscast in 1987 and boasts a long list of alums who are working all over the country in multiple broadcast roles. One of our first graduates is NBC news correspondent Tom Costello. 9News anchor Kim Christiansen and Peabody award-winning 7News investigative reporter Marshall Zellinger are are also former NewsTeamers. Click here to see a list of others.

NewsTeam Boulder is also an official CNN affiliate and we have partnerships with 7News Denver and the Boulder Daily Camera. Additionally, NewsTeam students create Web content for the show’s media website at newsteamboulder.tv

When does NewsTeam Boulder air?

NewsTeam Boulder airs on Comcast 63 live at noon and repeats at 6p and 10p, twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We also stream the show via Livestream. Entire shows are recorded and archived so you can access them for resume material.

Important Links:

www.newsteamboulder.tv (this is our media website)
www.newsteamclass.com (this is our class website)

Twitter: @NewsTeamBoulder
Facebook: NewsTeamBoulder