The sound and the story

This week, Jon Greenberg , NHPR's executive editor, will talk to us about telling stories with sound.


I met Jon this year on the presidential primary campaign trail as he was working on his special report and website "Primary Place," which viewed the contest through the eyes of the town of Exeter, N.H.


Whether your goal is an audio story, Soundslide or Photo Story, quality audio can either make or break your project.


As we begin to discuss audio, here are some excellent resources. "Sound in the Story," is a comprehensive how-to guide on capturing and editing sound for multimedia projects. Mindy McAdams' "First lesson in audio for journalists" is a gem containing everything you'll need to know to get started.



I've also added McAdams' blog: "Teaching online journalism," and Dan Kennedy's "Media Nation" to our list of blog links.



How are you coming along with your class blogs? Be ready to discuss them when we meet in conference this week and in class on Wednesday.