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THE MULTIMEDIA ASSIGNMENT EDITOR AND PRODUCER
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At a 9 a.m. editorial story meeting, the producers and assignment editor
must determine how to cover a planned news event. One of the area’s
U.S. senators plans a 1 p.m. news conference to announce whom he
is backing for governor in the upcoming primary election. How would
you cover this for the Web, TV, radio, and print? What is the best way
for various producers to use their media to tell the story?
2
At 2 p.m., a car crashes into a house. How do you cover this as a
breaking story for all media? And how do you cover it when it’s no
longer breaking? In a short paper, outline what you plan to cover, what
resources you plan to use, and why you would take this approach.
Spend some time with that last part, making sure to justify your
expenditure of resources.
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