How I became an Audio Storyteller in 3 Steps

When I started this class, I initially thought the term would focus on how to write about the audio side of the art industry with music and theater. Instead the class concentrated on turning each of the students into professionals capable of forming…

Podcasts: The Guardian Basically Started It All

Even though podcasts are a more recent audio advancement, The Guardian has been working with this format for over ten years. They started in 2004 when Guardian writer Ben Hammersley’s coined the word “podcasting.” Around the same time, the Ricky…

This is What Makes Top Audio Storytelling

Going in to this term, I had absolutely no experience with audio story telling. As a journalism student at the University of Oregon, I feel as if I am constantly conditioned to be a good storyteller. However, there is a huge difference between print, video…

Auditory Lessons

As someone who has little experience working with audio and audio recording, this past term was a whirlwind of new and challenging experiences for me. I learned many new things about this form of communication, and how it is growing in popularity.

How J 463: Audio Storytelling taught me that there’s more to audio than just radio news

Although, I felt pretty confident in my ability to record and edit audio before taking this class, in only the first few days I realized that I knew nothing about the audio…

Listen Close.

“Podcasting” is a gold mine for storytellers. Here’s why.

President Barack Obama’s final interview before leaving the white house was historic for one reason: It was an interview with Pod save America, a podcast series run by Jon Favreau…

Open your mind and listen

Brief history and differences of audio storytelling

The New York Times sprints back to podcasts

The New York Times was nervous about podcasts just a few years ago. They moved away…

Audio Storytelling and The Economist: How a Long-Running Publication Might Have Found Appeal to Younger Consumers

Many media outlets have began jumping on the audio storytelling bandwagon, proving, that audio is nowhere near dead. In fact, audio seems…