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RJI Futures Lab Update #104: Ideas for Resurfacing Archived Audio
This week we explore two examples of how archived audio content is being brought back to life. PART 1: NPR One National Public Radio’s NPR One app mixes older NPR stories with current news to provide...
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Meet the 8 Audio, Podcasting Projects Presenting at Collab/Space San Francisco
MediaShift is excited to be producing our next Collab/Space innovation workshop in San Francisco focused on audio innovation and podcasting startups. The workshop is sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds...
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How and Why Journalism Schools Should Teach Podcasting
A buddy of mine who also teaches journalism and is a guy who’s on it when it comes to data and longform popped into my office recently with a great idea for a radio story. Small problem: He’s never...
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Thinking of Starting a Podcast? Read This First
Podcasts first popped up on my radar about 10 years ago, when the trend, fueled by RSS and file sharing technology, was just starting to boom. I loved the concept but couldn’t figure out how to create...
View ArticleRelive Collab/Space SF with Coverage, Photos, Storify and More
MediaShift’s Collab/Space SF workshop, which took place on Saturday, September 12, focused on a major question: How can great audio and podcasting startups survive and thrive? With podcasting as the...
View ArticleDigitalEd: How to Start a Podcast
Title: How to Start a Podcast Instructor: Meagan Francis, Podcast Creator, “Life, Listened” Network A beginner’s guide to audio podcasting Podcasts are having more than a moment – they’re in the middle...
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Futures Lab Update #123: Top Trends and Ideas From ONA15
This week we bring you key takeaways and an overview of emerging digital trends from the 16th annual Online News Association conference, held Sept. 24-26 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los...
View Article#EdShift Chat: How to Succeed at Podcasting
The form of audio storytelling known as podcasting boomed last year with the popularity of Serial, bringing new attention and energy to the process of engaging listeners through audio conversations and...
View ArticleUpcoming Events in Digital Media: Nov. 16 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be a mix of MediaShift-produced events and other events. If we’re missing any major...
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Tow Center’s Vanessa Quirk: Podcasts Not All About Profit
At the end of last year, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism released its “Guide to Podcasting,” a report researched and prepared by Tow Center fellow Vanessa Quirk. The guide delves into the history...
View ArticleMedia Metrics Roundup for April 20, 2016
Hot Pod: NYPR Intern Pay, Google Play Lives!, Indie Pods (Nick Quah) Nick Quah walks us through a common metrics problem: term literacy. Top 10 Video Creators in March: BuzzFeed Tasty Ranks No. 1 for...
View ArticleJournalism Education & Online Learning Roundup, May 26, 2016
See next week’s Journalism & DigitalEd Roundup before anyone else! 1. Now, There’s One More Reason To Be a Journalist — You Can Help Save Journalism (Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post) 2. The...
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Futures Lab Update #162: Making Audio Interactive with Anchor App
This story first appeared on RJI’s Futures Lab. Reporting by Sarah Sabatke. Anchor is an iOS app that allows users to interact and engage through audio recordings. These audio conversations can viewed...
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Remix: How to Teach Story-Finding Skills
Click the image to read the whole series. Original photo by Flickr user Richard Ha used here under Creative Commons. A colleague and I often laugh that students say, “I don’t have a story,” when we...
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How the Shortcut App Can Help Make Audio Go Viral
Unlike with other formats (i.e. video or photos), audio creators struggle to get audio to go viral on social media platforms. It makes it that much harder for podcasts to reach and engage new...
View ArticleDigitalEd: How to Clean Up Your Audio in Videos
Title: How to Clean Up Your Audio in Videos Instructor: Paul Glover, Associate Professor, Henderson State University Learn a few easy tips on how to clean up your audio using any microphones and noise...
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Big Ideas From BEA 2017 on Podcasting, Live Streaming, Google Tools
Educators and professionals who attended the Broadcast Education Association’s annual convention last month failed the “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” test. Even before boarding their flight...
View ArticleMust Reads in Media & Technology: May 19
Must Reads is MediaShift’s daily curation of the big stories about media and technology from across the web. Sign up here to get these delivered right to your inbox. 1. What You Should Know About...
View ArticleMust Reads in Media & Technology: July 7
Must Reads is MediaShift’s daily curation of the big stories about media and technology from across the web. Sign up here to get these delivered right to your inbox. 1. Google Funds 107 Projects in the...
View ArticleUse These Free and Easy Mobile Tools to Create Audio Stories in the Classroom
At the recent Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference in Chicago, professors learned practical skills from colleagues who use mobile devices to create multimedia...
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