Annenberg TV News

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Annenberg TV News, or ATVN, is a student-produced 30-minute nightly news program serving the University of Southern California student body and Downtown Los Angeles. ATVN airs live at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday during the school year on YouTube and Trojan Vision, the school's on campus television network. Annenberg TV News is a product of USC Annenberg Media, a student-led media organization that is part of USC's journalism program.

Background[]

Founded in September 1998, ATVN gives students hands-on broadcast and multimedia journalism skills that make graduates competitive in media operations across the country.

In 2016, Annenberg TV News moved from ATVN.org to USC Annenberg Media, a multiplatform news organization that is part of USC Annenberg's journalism school.

Regardless of major or class standing, ATVN invites all students to volunteer in the newsroom and studio as assignment desk editors, multimedia journalists, anchors and reporters. Many journalism classes require students to work a shift for USC Annenberg Media to supplement their in-class learning.^[1] Every semester, a new staff of students takes command of the newscast. Students learn to make editorial decisions under deadline pressure, produce original stories and use studio equipment found in professional newsrooms and studios. These programs include , Adobe Premiere Pro non-linear editing, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe After Effects. In 2009, ATVN began using technology to allow for reporter liveshots on air.^[2]

With the help of 250-300 volunteers daily, ATVN focuses on news about the University of Southern California and the greater Los Angeles area, in addition to covering major national and international events.

Recognition[]

Executive producers[]

Executive producers at Annenberg TV News are in charge of running all day-to-day operations, including the newscast, managing the website at ATVN.org and organizing coverage of events, as well as a number of other weekly duties.^[3] EP tenures are usually the same as the school year, running from the beginning of the fall to the end of the spring. Past executive producers include Matt Schrader, Alvin Salehi, Katie Kim, Derek Staahl, Lysee Mitri, and Nicole Gonzales.

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