Course Title: The Ratings Game
Instructor: Tanya Davis, JD
Brought to you by Odyssey
January 30, 2025 - March 06, 2025 (6 Sessions)
Tuesday, 6:30PM ET - 8:30PM ET
Virtual via Zoom
Course Description: This class intends to explore the difference in coverage of a story/event when the objective for the news team is high ratings versus when the objective is to inform. We’ll explore coverage practices, including story choice, guest choice (for interview programs) order of stories and choice of questions in the commercial news world versus the non-profit news world.
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