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Audio and Podcast Journalism

To earn your elective concentration in Audio and Podcast Journalism, you will take two classes. Please note course titles and descriptions are subject to change:

Audio Reporting

Audio reporting is how we tell stories with sound. Lean in on the power of the human voice and create scenes that transport audiences into the pieces we create. This class is designed for journalists seeking tangible learn how to create audio news stories. You'll learn not only how to plan, record, edit, and mix audio, but also how to find and shape the kinds of stories found on air in public radio stations across the country. You will create an audio news feature by the end of class.

Intro to Podcasting

Podcasting is changing the face -- and form -- of today's journalism. This class is designed for fans of narrative podcasts who have a lot of passion, but little to no practical experience in audio. You'll learn not only how to plan, record, edit, and mix audio, but also how to find and shape the kinds of stories that you love so much on This American Life, Code Switch, The Daily, and other reporting-based shows, and how to produce them in your own voice.

Narrative Structure in Storytelling 

Narrative Structure in Storytelling is an immersive five weeks in the art of crafting stories for different media. Students will deconstruct, analyze, tear apart and re-shape stories in an effort to understand how good stories come to be. Each week the course will focus on a different medium, from narrative writing to documentary film, to podcasts, to advertising messages and more, and identify the core components of storytelling and how that medium uses them well (think characters, leads, arc, plot, audio, etc.). Students will look at what all stories have in common as well as how mediums differ along with core tenets and when to break the rules. By the end of the five weeks, students should have a strong understanding of how to take a large body of information, organize it and then create meaningful, gripping narratives across mediums. Guest speakers may include NPR reporters, documentary filmmakers, digital editors, advertising creatives and long-form writers.