Chapter 7: Making Audio Journalism Visible
Audio journalism is a lot different from video and photo journalism. There are several different components that audio journalism needs. Reporters and journalists use audio to bring their audience closer to them, and by doing that, they produce sound bites.
According to the book, audio clips are somewhat equivalent to painting a visual image. Audio journalism requires:
- Presence
- Emotions
- Atomosphere
Using these three characteristic, the audio clips and sounds possess personality traits that give audiences more than just a conversations or words, but to feel apart of those words and conversation.
However, there isn’t just one way to deliver audio journalism to your audience. In fact, there are several ways: podcasts, reporter overviews, interviews, voice overs, audio slide shows, natural environment sounds, and breaking news. These are all extremely important to know because they are the immediate ways to reach audiences from different angles of mediums.
So, there are some things that you need to know about the recording and interviewing portion of audio journalism that some reporters make mistakes on:
- When you interview your contact, choose a location that is quiet. If it is a noisy environment, it will effect the outcome of your overall quality of clear audio.
- Natural sounds of the environment such as chatter or ringing phones is almost always a good idea to have to surround the interview, creating a visual atmosphere for the readers.
- We all know that you have to be prepared for the interview. But try to prepare you interviewee, too. Let them know what the story is about, how long the audio is, the kinds of questions you will be asking…etc.
- When the interviewee is talking, KEEP QUIET. It’s good to respond and briefly comment on what they say, but watch what you say and let them talk. It’s good want to look and seem engaged in the discussion, but…silence is golden, sometimes.
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