CP24's Nathan Downer to teach TV reporting at Centennial

CP24 reporter and news anchor Nathan Downer has a new assignment: teaching at Centennial College. The distinguished veteran of radio and television is leading a new part-time course in television news reporting at Centennial's Centre for Creative Communications starting in January.

Downer, who continues to work at the news channel, is keen to impart his years of knowledge about an industry that everyone sees, but of which few have good insights into its workings. The 10-week course will give participants an understanding of what it takes to be a skilled television news reporter - beyond good hair - and how to market themselves in a highly competitive environment. Downer likens the course, which he developed, as a form of job shadowing or apprenticeship - the traditional means of studying journalism.

Television News Reporting TENR-101 teaches the fundamentals of researching, developing and writing a news story for television broadcast. Students learn how to pitch stories, isolate visuals, interview subjects and choose clips. The course will take place on Wednesday evenings starting January 11.

For more details, go to: Metro News