Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production | 
 enlarge | Author: Jonathan Kern
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 380
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.4 x 1
ISBN: 0226431789
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.43
EAN: 9780226431789
ASIN: 0226431789
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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DIVPerhaps you#8217;ve always wondered how public radio gets that smooth, well-crafted sound. Maybe you#8217;re thinking about starting a podcast, and want some tips from the pros. Or maybe storytelling has always been a passion of yours, and you want to learn to do it more effectively. Whatever the case#8212;whether you#8217;re an avid NPR listener or you aspire to create your own audio, or both#8212;ISound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production/I will give you a rare tour of the world of a professional broadcaster.BR Jonathan Kern, who has trained NPR#8217;s on-air staff for years, is a gifted guide, able to narrate a day in the life of a host and lay out the nuts and bolts of production with equal wit and warmth. Along the way, he explains the importance of writing the way you speak, reveals how NPR books guests ranging from world leaders to neighborhood newsmakers, and gives sage advice on everything from proposing stories to editors to maintaining balance and objectivity. Best of all#8212;because NPR wouldn#8217;t be NPR without its array of distinctive voices#8212;lively examples from popular shows and colorful anecdotes from favorite personalities animate each chapter.BR As public radio#8217;s audience of millions can attest, NPR#8217;s unique guiding principles and technical expertise combine to connect with listeners like no other medium can. With today#8217;s technologies allowing more people to turn their home computers into broadcast studios, ISound Reporting/I couldn#8217;t have arrived at a better moment to reveal the secrets behind the story of NPR#8217;s success./DIV
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Best audio Journalism Book, ever! October 24, 2008
P. Hannon (Bray, Co. Wicklow Ireland)
Sound Reporting is the best book so far on the subject of radio reporting. It's written by someone with years of top-level experience. It covers the entire process from field to studio; editorial to editing; writing to recording; and hosting and producing. Top tips from top professional in a very easy to read book. If you are serious about radio, then this book is a must!
Best Journalism how-to book on the market August 8, 2008
L. Sullivan
As a working journalist, I found this book thoroughly refreshing and chock full of some of the best advice on how to put together a great radio, broadcast or web story. It's full of detail and fresh real-life examples using real reporters and stories from NPR. Any NPR junkie would love this book. The author has a fresh and easy writing style which should put journalism textbooks to shame. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in how stories come together, or those learning to do it for themselves. I honestly wish I had read this book 10 years ago.
Useful for Professional Journalists July 7, 2008
Michael V. Marcotte
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jonathan Kern does the profession a favor by capturing and explaining the practices of the best broadcast journalists in America today. The book may serve the interests of many, but I see this as a practical manual for those of us still making radio news -- and trying to do it very well. Excellent use of actual examples. Comfy, readable style. Thanks, Jonathan! -- MM
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