tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post113891805875313397..comments2023-10-24T01:17:35.297-07:00Comments on Etaoin Shrdlu: Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1139507998410550932006-02-09T09:59:00.000-08:002006-02-09T09:59:00.000-08:00Joe -- At the Anchorage Daily News, we used to thi...Joe -- At the Anchorage Daily News, we used to think of the Alaska Public Radio Network as a secret source of great reporters. Three or four top reporters at the paper started in radio. We weren't doing audio in those days, of course, but I simply found that good radio reporters often make good newspaper reporters -- much, much more likely than TV reporters.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1139290477882821092006-02-06T21:34:00.000-08:002006-02-06T21:34:00.000-08:00Will, to close the loop: I downloded The Daily Jay...Will, to close the loop: I downloded The Daily Jay at hometonightand of course it worked fine.<BR/><BR/>\-\/\/Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1139274269651986332006-02-06T17:04:00.000-08:002006-02-06T17:04:00.000-08:00If I do a wine-related podcast for commuters, woul...If I do a wine-related podcast for commuters, would that count as drinking and driving?<BR/><BR/>Just kidding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1139259627234775522006-02-06T13:00:00.000-08:002006-02-06T13:00:00.000-08:00Will -- I haven't heard the Oly podcast yet becaus...Will -- I haven't heard the Oly podcast yet because users here in the corporate office can't access mp3 files, either. I was supposed to get unblocked, but it hasn't happened yet. Not enough clout with IT, I guess.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I subscribed on iTunes and it listed the Daily Jay okay but won't download it. I can usually get iTunes podcasts (for instance, BeatNonStop, Sacramento's pop music Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1139259009661480442006-02-06T12:50:00.000-08:002006-02-06T12:50:00.000-08:00Now that I've figured this posting business out, l...Now that I've figured this posting business out, let me add:<BR/><BR/>Melanie's right, that what's written in newspaper style doesn't always make for scintillating listening. I did a fair amount of writing for the broadcast wires and have some broadcast writing tips stashed in files somewhere at home. If anyone would like me to share, I'll dig 'em up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1139258897219273032006-02-06T12:48:00.000-08:002006-02-06T12:48:00.000-08:00Here in Modesto, I've done podcast recordings of a...Here in Modesto, I've done podcast recordings of a couple of recent columns I wrote. And for Christmas weekend, we had a reporter record Clement Moore's "Visit from St. Nicholas" and a few of us did a recording of the nativity story from the Gospel of Luke. Those were our first attempts at podcasting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1139163291822320152006-02-05T10:14:00.000-08:002006-02-05T10:14:00.000-08:00We're working on ideas for a page 2 index and are ...We're working on ideas for a page 2 index and are talking about thinking news podcast as well as newspaper summary. Our biggest challenge is in finding ways to write for broadcast (audio, podcast); it's easier to figure out how to get the podcasts recorded. I've listened to a couple of summaries being done by newspapers, and they're not all that good from a listener's standpoint. There's a very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-1138924861897904782006-02-02T16:01:00.000-08:002006-02-02T16:01:00.000-08:00It certainly would have possibilities with mass tr...It certainly would have possibilities with mass transit as well. Maybe one-fifth of Metro riders in DC already are listening to SOMETHING -- music mostly but also speeches, radio news, etc.DAVID WESTPHALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435019685102313847noreply@blogger.com