Podcasting: Examples of formats

News Opinion Storytelling You are there Guide Around the table Journal Review

Created by Brett Oppegaardfor Washington State University -

Vancouver, DTC - 338 April 9, 2008

Courtesy of voices.com

What types of programs might I create for this class?

News – Traditional reporting of some breaking story related to your topic, with interviews of sources, authoritative reporter voice, etc.

Cellphones / barcodes as media - NPR

What types of programs might I create for this class?

Opinion – Similar in structure to news, yet with a clear and stated bias

Downsides of biofuels - NYT

What types of programs might I create for this class?

Storytelling – Like those NPR pieces, with various sounds and voices and a developed story

Treasure or Trash - NPR

What types of programs might I create for this class?

You are there – Go to an event and tell about it, with ambient sounds and interviews

The Wine Dude

What types of programs might I create for this class?

Guide – You take the listener on a tour of a specific place related to your topic

Antarctica tour - NPR

What types of programs might I create for this class?

Around the table – Get together a group of experts on your topic and get them talking about interesting things

Left, Right and Center - KCRW

What types of programs might I create for this class?

Journal – Let the listener get inside your head as you deal with a particular issue or story related to your topic

The Urban Man - KCRW

What types of programs might I create for this class?

Review – A critical analysis complemented by ambient and secondary sounds, audio clips.

Paranoid Park review - WSJ