Journalism
30 mins
Audio for Advocacy: Podcasts and Storytelling
- Abstract:
- This course will discuss audio storytelling and the emerging world of podcasts. Radio and audio reach large numbers of people, and are an effective way of conveying powerful messages. This course will examine what podcasts are, how they can be useful to our work, and what are inspiring examples of shows out there.
- About this course:
- This course is designed for organisations and individuals who are interested in audio storytelling and human rights advocacy. It serves as an introduction to podcasting and how human rights advocates can utilise audio storytelling in their work.
- What do I learn:
- You will be introduced to podcasting and types of audio storytelling. You will learn about the equipment required to host your own podcast and gain skills in how to produce interesting and engaging audio content to compliment your human rights work.
- What do I need to know:
- This course is for human rights advocates interested in telling personal stories. It is for people at organisations who are new to audio production. We also recommend you take our Making your own podcast as well to develop your audio storytelling skills.
Trainers
Ramsey G. Tesdell
Ramsey G. Tesdell is a founding partner of 7iber.com and is now building a podcast network called Sowt.com. He recently worked as the Program Director for Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ). Ramsey works with new media startups and conducts training all over the Arab world in media strategy, storytelling, social media and business development. He has a B.S. in rhetoric and communication and an M.S. in technical communication.
- 1.1 Introduction to course1.2 What is a podcast?1.3 The best place to find podcasts
- 2.1 Why podcasting?2.2 Inspiring examples: Narrative driven podcasts
- 3.1 Why use audio?3.2 Quiz
- 4.1 Podcatchers and audio networks4.2 Existing infrastructure4.3 Importance of your audience
- 5.1 Networking with radio and media organisations5.2 Co-publishing5.3 Complementing audio
- 6.1 Wrap up video
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