This semester I am teaching a junior-level course in news writing and reporting. As part of the course requirements, I am having the students create an “Op-Doc” similar to the guidelines outlined by The New York Times. In the prerequisite course, students learn about media writing, including documentary scriptwriting, so this course moves into more…
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Why Did CNN, Time, Al Jazeera and Netflix Start Documentary Units?
Several news and media organizations have announced new divisions or commitments to documentary programming: TIME magazine announced the start of Red Border Films, which will feature shorts and longer documentaries both in association with and independent of the magazine’s content. CNN launched CNN Films in 2012 for production and acquisition of documentary films. CNN Films…