Monday, May 12, 2008
Podcast
A
podcast is an audio presentation that can be listened to through a computer or a portable media player. The term is a compression of the words
iPod (the most popular portable player) and
broadcast. Using services such as iTunes, listeners can subscribe to podcasts so that they automatically receive the latest feeds from podcasters. A variant of the podcast is the video podcast, also known as (you guessed it) the
vodcast.
More:
New York Times podcasts
NPR podcasts
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Database
A database is a collection of related records that are stored in a computer and can be extracted using criteria the user specifies. A common type is a relational database, which uses tables to organize the data. Many news Web sites have built and maintained collections of databases that allow their readers to easily cut through mounds of public records and find the information that relates to their lives -– from crime reports to restaurant inspections and more.
Examples:
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Audacity
Audacity is an audio editing software program that can be downloaded and used free of charge. Relatively simple to learn and use on either PCs or Macs, it has been widely adopted by journalists for editing audio files to be posted online or added to slide shows and other multimedia presentations.
More reading:
Audacity download
Super-Fast Guide to Audio Editing (Mindy McAdams)
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Voice-over
Voice-over is narration on a video or slide show, often provided by a reporter, that provides context for an online news package. A voice-over, or V/O, ties together images as well as other audio, such as interviews and
natural sound, the background sounds that lend authenticity.
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