APPENDIX H

MEDIA AND NEWSROOM MANAGEMENT ASSIGMENT

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An Outline Format for a Programme Proposal

Production Department: MU Students

Programme Genre: Weekly TV Show
Proposed Title: “The Press”- “Every story needs a PRESS”
Number of programmes: 30 programmes (as a start)
Duration: 40-45 min. Interval: once every week

Theme
Political – Cultural

Format
It is an educational, debatable programme that posits themes that fits the
public interest and argues thoughts of a certain issue.

Treatment
A program that discusses political issues (ex- lately: the presence of President
Hariri) and cultural ones (ex: cultural normalization through movies) by hosting
minimum two guests with different views mostly to show problematic issues o to
reach to ending results and so on… It includes social media presence through
weekly hashtags related to the episode and live questions or talk on the issue.
Meanwhile, certain reports, films, or documentaries may displayed within the
episode.

Production Team
It includes: producer, director, cinematographer/ camera operator, camera
man, sound engineer/ operator, catering man, sound and video editor, social
media supervisor, graphic designer, composer, and production assistant.

Performers/ Participants
An anchor for the programme and in each episode there will be 2 or more
guests talking about a certain issue.

Audience Projection
Our targeted audience are people between18-45 which are interested in
politics and culture.

Proposed outline budget and major resources utilization

Cash Budget

Studio utilisation (specify studio): indoor studio (15,000$) in week no(s): 6

weeks
OB utilisation (specify OB unit): non in week no(s): ------
Single-camera utilisation: 1 main camera, 2 sub cameras and 1 establishing
(7,000$) in week no(s): check every 2 weeks
Single-camera shooting ratio: 2:1
Editing (specify 2/3 machine): 2 computers and a laptop (3,000$) in week
no(s): 8 weeks
Scenic construction effort: a company (5,000$) in week no(s): re-check every
week

Programme commission

Proposal SUBMITTED on date: 8/11/2017

Signed………… Head of Production Department
COMISSIONED as finalized above, subject to approved production budget
(attached)
Delivery date: 13/11/2017
Signed…………Commissioner

COMMISSION AGREED
Signed………… Head of Production Department

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I created this LOGO for the programme “The Press”.
Its slogan “Every story needs a PRESS”.

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