The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Science Unit

麦克尼尔·莱勒制作公司正在为每晚的“吉姆·莱勒新闻一小时”节目增加一个重要的科学节目，他们创建了一个科学小组作为他们制作人员的一部分。 三年内，每年制作至少十二个长篇纪实报道（每个八至十二分钟）、较短的录像带背景报道（四至五分钟），以设置演播室采访，并酌情制作简短的新闻摘要报道（两分钟）。 《新闻一小时》科学制作小组还将与WGBH的NOVA小组合作，合作方式包括制作与计划中的NOVA纪录片有关的《新闻一小时》配套报告，以及利用NOVA部分作为《新闻一小时》政策讨论的开场白。 故事主题的选择，关于不同科学领域发展的信息，以及科学内容的验证将由一个核心咨询小组指导，该小组包括： Stephen Sass，康奈尔大学（材料科学，纳米技术） Ken米勒，布朗大学（生物科学） 拉里·斯马尔，加州电信和信息技术研究所所长 （资讯科技） Maria Ghirardi，国家可再生能源实验室（能源） 约翰·洛格斯登，乔治华盛顿大学（太空）该项目将得到“在线新闻一小时”的支持。“该网站将通过电子邮件通知观众即将播出的节目;为科学家、研究人员、伦理学家和决策者提供公共论坛;并允许观众获得广播的文字记录。 论坛在节目播出后进行，包括一个或多个出现在节目中的负责人回答观众提出的问题和/或问题。 形成性评价将由Rockman Et Al进行，总结性评价将由Goodman Research Group，Inc.进行。

MacNeil Lehrer Productions is adding a significant science presence to the nightly "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" program by creating a Science Unit as part of their production staff. Each year for three years, the unit will produce at least 12 long-form documentary reports (8 to 12 minutes each), shorter (4 to 5 minute) videotape background reports to set up studio interviews, and brief (2 minute) news summary reports when appropriate. The NewsHour science production team also would collaborate with the NOVA team at WGBH through such means as production of a NewsHour companion report related to a planned NOVA documentary and use of a NOVA segment as a lead-in to a policy discussion on the NewsHour. Selection of story topics, information about developments in different fields of science, and validation of science content would be guided by a core advisory group that includes: Stephen Sass, Cornell University (Material Science, Nanotechnology) Ken Miller, Brown University (BioScience) Larry Smarr, Director of the California Institute of telecommunications and Information Technology (Infotechnology) Maria Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Energy) John Logsdon, George Washington University (Space)The project will be supported by "The Online NewsHour." This web site will notify viewers via email of upcoming segments; provide public forums with scientists, researchers, ethicists and policy makers; and allow viewers to obtain transcripts of the broadcasts. The forums, conducted after the broadcast, include one or more of the principals who appeared in the program responding to questions and/or issues raised by viewers. Formative evaluation will be conducted by Rockman Et Al and summative evaluation will be conducted by the Goodman Research Group, Inc.