2025 - Fall

The Beat: TV NY Neighborhoods (Broadcast/Multimedia track)

Course Number: JOUR-UA 201.007

Day & Time: Thu | 1:00 PM – 4:40 PM

Location: 20 Cooper Square, Room 652

Prerequisites: JOUR-UA 101 Journalistic Inquiry: The Written Word, JOUR-UA 102 Journalistic Inquiry: Multimedia

This course is designed to hone the student journalist’s ability to research and report deeply and to be able to imagine and develop fresh ideas, test them with the strength of his or her reporting and research, and then to present them in video, story form. Students will be expected to research and identify new trends, news-related profiles, spot news and investigative reporting opportunities. In this section, students will be expected to produce four or five stories in broadcast or local news style. Syllabi differ by content of the course, but all sections emphasize idea development, interview technique, reporting, background research and writing skills across genres. Broadcast sections vary only by medium.

This class will focus on hard news angles and story production, including breaking news, standups and as-live news reporting.

Notes: Required for students pursuing the Broadcast track in the journalism major and the Minor in Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism. Counts as an elective for the Minor in Print and Online Journalism.

Questions? Email undergraduate.journalism@nyu.edu.

Students enrolled in this course may need to obtain special audio-visual equipment which requires that they purchase insurance. For more information, please review the Undergraduate Multimedia Equipment Guide.