Produce a business news podcast: Self-guided training

By Kelly Carr on Jul 29, 2010 in Multimedia, Self-guided training, Training Archives

This hands-on session taught journalists how to record and produce a business news podcast.

“Produce a Business News Podcast” participants visited a local business, recorded audio and edited sound clips to create a polished story.

The training was held during the 2010 Society of American Business Editors & Writers conference in Phoenix.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

This session was led by Mark Moran, the news director for KJZZ, Phoenix’s public radio station. He has reported for national and international news agencies, including the BBC, CBC and Voice of America.

AGENDA

Session One: How to capture audio
Session Two: Editing audio into a podcast

SELF-GUIDED LESSON

Take a look through the recordings, resources and tools below. At your own pace, you can walk through the self-guided lesson on how to produce a business news podcast.

Session recordings
- Session One: How to capture audio
- Session Two: Editing audio into a podcast
Hear a podcast produced during the workshop on the challenges of local Phoenix boutique in a down economy.
Additional resources
Journalism doesn’t change just because you are working with audio. To get started on your own segment, check out Moran's podcast 101 crib sheet (PDF), which is packed with tips for capturing and producing successful pieces.
Instructor
Mark Moran: The news director for KJZZ, Phoenix’s public radio station. He has reported for national and international news agencies, including the BBC, CBC and Voice of America.
More tips
- Insider tricks for gathering sound to produce a podcast.

About the Author

Kelly is the Reynolds Center's Senior Online Producer. She has worked as a reporter for several newspapers, most recently The Arizona Republic, and has been an adjunct professor at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College and holds a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from West Virginia University. Kelly also was a fellow at The Poynter Institute and a contributing writer for "Cancer Stories: Lessons in Love, Loss & Hope."