Terry Heifetz
Senior Lecturer in Department of Media
Terry Heifetz has worked in media for 30 years and is currently News Director of Indiana Public Radio.
Before joining the faculty at Ball State, Terry was Assistant News Director at WRTV, the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis. He also held producing and management positions in Ft. Wayne, IN, Cedar Rapids, IA, Tampa, FL and at CNBC and The Weather Channel. At Ball State, Terry helped build several immersion programs, including NewsLink Indiana, the college’s news program.
Terry is originally from Detroit and earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master of Arts in Communications from Ball State University.
Course Schedule
| Course |
No. |
Term |
Level |
Hours |
Location |
| Practical Aspects of Media Law [syllabus] |
MDIA 284.34 |
Spring 2026 |
Undergraduate |
1 |
Lecture |
| Student Media Practcm-Newslink [syllabus] |
MDIA 379.4 |
Spring 2026 |
Undergraduate |
1 |
Experiential |
| Media Law [syllabus] |
MDIA 384.1 |
Spring 2026 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Media Law [syllabus] |
MDIA 384.2 |
Spring 2026 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Producing- Cardinal Compass [syllabus] |
MDIA 426.1 |
Spring 2026 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Immersion: Newsroom [syllabus] |
MDIA 497.1 |
Spring 2026 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Enhanced Media Projects [syllabus] |
MDIA 550.2 |
Spring 2026 |
Graduate |
3 |
Lecture |
| News Immersion [syllabus] |
NEWS 397.1 |
Spring 2026 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |