this introductory course is about reporting, writing and producing the news for broadcast. Students learn the fundamentals of news-gathering. They report, shoot, write, edit and produce news packages. Topics range from breaking news stories to political coverage and features. Strong stories air on BUTV's newscast and are posted on BUNS- the BU News Service website. The course begins with the basics: story generation, fact gathering, videography, writing,editing and presentation.