October 2009 Archives
Read this online excerpt from the book:
Sound Recording: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production
Here is a transcript of a radio story that incorporates sound in creative ways.
Mapping New Orleans by Sound (text)
On this page, you can listen to the audio version of the story.
Mapping New Orleans by Sound (audio)
Sound Recording: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production
Here is a transcript of a radio story that incorporates sound in creative ways.
Mapping New Orleans by Sound (text)
On this page, you can listen to the audio version of the story.
Mapping New Orleans by Sound (audio)
In class, we will discuss ways to add interest to your main narrative, not merely by adding sounds in the background, but by using the sounds to SHOW things that you might tempted to TELL with your own words.
Due Today:
Portfolio 2
Put both parts in a single document file, and upload it to the slot on Turnitin.com.
1) 400-word news article, covering your contribution to the Oct 14 issue of The Setonian. You may supply your own quotes for yourself, but I'm asking you to supply quotes from two other sources as well. (In class I reminded everyone that it's easier to get quotes from people while you are actually doing the work.) (As of Friday, Oct 15, there's still work to be done in distribution and posting the Setonian Online.
2) Story Pitch for NCCHE Conference. (See the ad in this issue of The Setonian, or consult the conference website.) A story pitch is your request to be assigned a particular story for an audiou news story. What's the news hook -- the recent world or local event that means the public will care about the particular story you chose? Whom will you interview? An effective story will move beyond "Joe Expert spoke on Topic X last night, at a forum sponsored by such-and-such." Note that the conference will bring international scholars to campus. While Joe X may be here to talk about an historical event from the WWII erea, here on campus you will have access to people with first-hand knowledge of genocidal issues and interfaith conflicts that drive many of today's headlines. So, while "I want to cover the banned music concert" seems like a no-brainer for a course focusing on audio production, I'm actually more interested in why you want to cover the event you select. How can you get a newsworthy story that relates to current events? (See What is Newsworthy? (mp3) or Newsworthy vs. Snoozeworthy)
1) 400-word news article, covering your contribution to the Oct 14 issue of The Setonian. You may supply your own quotes for yourself, but I'm asking you to supply quotes from two other sources as well. (In class I reminded everyone that it's easier to get quotes from people while you are actually doing the work.) (As of Friday, Oct 15, there's still work to be done in distribution and posting the Setonian Online.
2) Story Pitch for NCCHE Conference. (See the ad in this issue of The Setonian, or consult the conference website.) A story pitch is your request to be assigned a particular story for an audiou news story. What's the news hook -- the recent world or local event that means the public will care about the particular story you chose? Whom will you interview? An effective story will move beyond "Joe Expert spoke on Topic X last night, at a forum sponsored by such-and-such." Note that the conference will bring international scholars to campus. While Joe X may be here to talk about an historical event from the WWII erea, here on campus you will have access to people with first-hand knowledge of genocidal issues and interfaith conflicts that drive many of today's headlines. So, while "I want to cover the banned music concert" seems like a no-brainer for a course focusing on audio production, I'm actually more interested in why you want to cover the event you select. How can you get a newsworthy story that relates to current events? (See What is Newsworthy? (mp3) or Newsworthy vs. Snoozeworthy)
Assigned Text:
Oral History
Listen to one of these oral histories of Holocaust survivors, and reflect on what you notice about the use of first-person sound (rather than an announcer's voice) in making an emotional and persuasive impact.
Life After the Holocaust
Life After the Holocaust
Topic:
No Class
Your assignment this week is to gather sound from an event during the NCCHE conference. You will have time in class on Nov 2 to edit your work, but I would welcome a completed story (with intro and outro) at that time.
