New Assignment - Create a two-minute edited audio news report or podcast

One of the basic multimedia skills that Web editors/producers use is audio editing. Once you learn the technical skills of audio editing, you can use this knowledge to produce your own audio news segments, podcasts and narrated slide shows. The same skills are also transferable to video editing (which shares a similar "timeline-based" interface).

AUDIO ASSIGNMENT -- DUE Wednesday, Feb. 10

Write and produce an audio news or podcast production. Duration should be between one and two minutes in length. You may complete this production alone or with one other person.

Tell a news or feature story with a production that includes a narration and/or integration of audio interview segments from at least two sources. THIS PRODUCTION IS NOT A SIMPLE TWO-MINUTE READING OF YOUR SCRIPT/WORDS. You should include music or other production elements to bring the story to life. Some examples of existing productions are at the end of this post.

Using Adobe Audition (or another editing program), edit and "mixdown" this production into a single .mp3 file that will be posted on your genre-specific blog.

See the posts below for information on access to free audio production equipment and editing facilities.

DUE DATE: Feb. 10

Here are some examples that might help you:

Knoles Kids Hit Stage for a Talent Show (from Recordnet.com)

Top 50 Podcasts (from PodcastAlley.com)

Grammar Girl: Are You A Grammar Snob or Helpful Friend? (via Odeo.com)

What Happened to Telecommuting? (from Slate.com)

A Laidback Approach to Audio Dating (from the Washington Post)

The New York Times front page (integrated into site)