Students enrolled in the “News Reporting” class are gathering news on the RSU campus.

The class, also known as COMM 3173, offered by the Department of Communications, approximates a television newsroom, according to Lee Williams, instructor and former television journalist.

The class focuses on reporting and writing for the electronic media. The students must submit their stories at 10 a.m. each Friday, in formats suitable for television and the Web. The stories focus on all aspects of campus life.

“Students run beats on campus and face real deadlines,” said Williams, who has worked as a television news producer for ABC and CBS News, as well as KTUL-TV Channel 8 in Tulsa.

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Williams also has worked at television stations in Illinois, Colorado, and Missouri, and has received Emmy and Murrow Awards for his work. He received master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois and University of North Texas, respectively. He also has received training at the Poynter Institute.