Court TV to Teach Forensics Online

Courtroom Television Network will team up with Web site Barnes &
Noble.com (www.barnesandnoble.com)
to offer a new online course on forensics at Barnes & Noble University.

The course, "Learn Forensics with Court TV,"includes the study of the
history and techniques of forensic science, from ancient China to
21st-century laboratories.

Participants will have to pay $14.95 for the course, which begins Oct. 8, as
well as $11.86 for a reference book, The Forensic Casebook: The Science of
Crime Scene Investigation, which compliments the course.

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.