Tag Archives: audio

A great little app – iTalk and Karen Buck’s faux pas

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ellie Buchdahl

No, I’m not being paid to advertise this. I genuinely, genuinely think I’ve stumbled upon a great free recording app that all journalists should know about. I found iTalk by literally searching for “free voice recording” on my iPhone, after … Continue reading →

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Podcast.com

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Laura

Just been playing around on Podcast.com It’s a good website for streaming all sorts of podcasts, but can be just a little overwhelming if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s also an American site so lots of US news, … Continue reading →

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Drunk woman throws up during alcohol awareness interview

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Laura

Last week I interviewed 18-year-old Harrison McCormack for an issue feature about young people drinking. He suggested that we meet in a pub for the interview and so we did. We decided to sit in the beer garden so as … Continue reading →

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Social networks and audio hosting – the official SLJ review

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ellie Buchdahl

You’ve got a track and you want to share it online. So where do you go? Well, it turns out there are a lot of options – and many of them for free, which is always nice. Choosing my favourite … Continue reading →

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The Solar System Music Box

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Ellie Buchdahl

On a rainy Wednesday in February, with a tower of deadlines shuddering over your head, this is just the thing you need to shift your brain out of stress gear and into zenny, harmony-of-the-universe thoughts. For a solar system music … Continue reading →

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Playing with fire: An audio experiment

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Laura

I just uploaded a video on YouTube. It is an awesome fire-eater at the most recent Love Brunch event (day time clubbing) at Notting Hill’s Supper Club. The online journalism lecture about technical equipment needed for mobile journalism slightly overwhelmed and baffled … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with audio – Ellie Buchdahl records, cuts, tinkers with and uploads audio online

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ellie Buchdahl

After months of blogging about online audio, I decided to actually have a go myself. And, as an impoverished student in (yes, we know) a struggling profession, have a go as cheaply as possible. I decided to start simple – … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a luvvery bunch of coconuts

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ellie Buchdahl

A pair of coconut shells makes a very convincing horse, as anyone who has gazed adoringly through their thick-lensed glasses at John Cleese debating the air speed velocity of swallows will testify. It goes further than coconut shells in the … Continue reading →

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The written word v the spoken word

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Laura

When it comes down to it, what actually appeals more to people: Something they can read, or something they can listen to? To provide an example of this, have a look at these two blogs: 1. Cynical Journalist, created by … Continue reading →

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Audio extremism

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Laura

By Laura E Cox Stabbed MP Stephen Timms was reported in The Telegraph on Thursday (4 November 2010) as calling for a “clampdown on websites hosting extremist videos” after his attacker, an al-Qaeda fanatic, was jailed for life. Websites such as YouTube … Continue reading →

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