"Journalism Next" Chapter 7

The goal of Chapter 7 is to show students about "making audio journalism visible."

Briggs offers compelling analysis of the current multimedia climate and advises prospective reporters on ways to utilize non-traditional media elements as a way of enhancing their storytelling ability and thus their final product:

• Podcasts:  Podcasts are non-streamed Web productions that are broadcast over the Internet and can be downloaded in MP3 form. Podcasts are the radio shows of the 21st Century; users can save their favorite programs to their iPods and listen to them at will. 
• Audio slide shows: An audio slide show is a happy medium between video and radio. These Web-broadcast  presentations not only carry a lot of information but are more cost-effective than traditional video journalism. 

Audio journalism is easier to do now than it's ever been; recording equipment is light and affordable, and in some instances can be integrated in your computer.

Editing is made simple with such programs as Windows MovieMaker, which can combine audio samples with pictures in addition to making films.