WHEN 4 weeks, Thursdays, July 10- July 31, 6:45-9:45 pm WHERE New York (Soho) LEVEL General PRICE $450 ($425 for ) more info

Course Details

Learn the basics of what it takes to be a good television news reporter, including how to structure a piece, write a killer script, deliver a live report, and conduct on-camera interviews. If you have a background in print journalism (or even if you don't), this class will provide the fundamentals to pursue a career in television journalism.

• Write a compelling script
• Set up feature pieces
• Turn a print article into a good television piece
• Understand the video editing process
• Deliver a good "stand-up"
• Tell a good TV package from a bad one
• Film a feature or breaking news story

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Instructor Bio

Debra Alfarone's Courses

Debra Alfarone is an anchor at NBC30 in Hartford, CT. Previously, she worked as a general assignment reporter with News 12 Connecticut. Debra's news experience also includes 2 years of general assignment reporting at SI76, a Time Warner Cable affiliate in New York City, and a year of working as a traffic reporter in the tri-state area for News 12 Traffic and Weather.

Debra's reporting achievements include honors from the AP, Society of Professional Journalists, The Connecticut Press Club and the Telly Awards. Debra has worked her way up from camera-person at NY1, the 24-hour Time Warner Cable station in New York City, to her dream job of reporting on the people and events of southwestern Connecticut.

Testimonials

Debra Alfarone's methods show the realities, trials and tests as well as the rewards of working as a field reporter for TV news. She is bright, well-spoken and animated -- she kept the energy going all the time. --Jenna Duncan

Debra Alfarone has given me priceless insight into this industry that you will not get in your typical J-school course. We also learned techniques, TV 'journalese' and they even sent us tapes of our stand-ups we filmed in the Penn Station area. I am deeply grateful for all their hard work and commitment and I wish them much success in their future classes!" --Kondomar Herrera

"My instructor Debra Alfarone was amazing. She was very positive, honest, open, and aware. She was always prepared for class and shared a lot of her personal experiences which was both helpful and insightful. She even brought in her own material so we could learn from her. Because she knows industry she gave very seasoned advice. When critiquing she employs positive reinforcement which is really great for people trying to break into something new and scary. I respect her as a teacher and like her as a person." -Tamara Gitt