In The Classroom

Areas of Study

Coursework will include, but is not limited to, instruction on professional communication, and how newscasts are written, produced, and broadcasted. Students will earn a Certificate in Professional & Community Communication (PCC-CT) upon completion.

 

Courses for the certificate include: 

  • ENGL 111 – English Composition
  • COMM 101 – Fundamentals of Public Speaking
  • BOAT 216 – Business Communication
  • COMM 102 – Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 201 – Introduction to Mass Communication
  • COMM 202 – Small Group Communication
  • COMM 212 – Culture and Communication
  • COMM 280 – Internship [Emphasis: News Writing and Producing]

Students will receive practical experience at the Circle City Broadcasting studios in Indianapolis, where the company produces more than 80 hours of live news and programming weekly.

The MMPP will be anchored by Amanda Owen-Pride who teaches Communications and is the Department Chair for the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Ivy Tech Community College – Indianapolis. The Circle City Broadcasting news leadership team will oversee internship training and development.

In-Studio Learning

Students will meet with WISH-TV news experts twice a week for 16 weeks. Topics include, but are not limited to:

What is a news producer?

Producing teases and promotional videos

Technical training on news systems

Producing big stories

Decision making in news producing

Producing newscasts

Ethical news story selection

Emphasizing diverse stories

Writing for broadcast media

Using social/digital media in news

Using news graphics

 Writing political and government stories

Using videos and soundbites

Writing crime and court stories

Producing breaking news

Producing non-news programs