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Fall 2009-2010* JRN 450 (SA) na, npdf
The New Audio Age of Journalism
Dan
Grech
ENROLLMENT BY APPLICATION OR INTERVIEW. DEPARTMENTAL PERMISSION REQUIRED.
Audio storytelling is having a renaissance. Students will focus on the role of audio in multimedia journalism and learn how to report and write for the ear. They will create their own pilot public radio show and website. Through weekly readings and listenings, students will be introduced to the depth and breadth of audio storytelling. They will discover and share new pieces through a class blog. Visit to WNYC to watch a live broadcast.
Sample reading list:
Marc Fisher, Something in the Air
Les Back and Michael Bull, The Auditory Culture Reader
Dave Isay, Listening is an Act of Love
Tim Harrower, Inside Reporting
Douglas Kahn and Gregory Whitehead, Wireless Imagination: Sound, Radio and the Avant-Garde
Reading/Writing assignment:
6-8 hours of preparation a week, consisting of reading, reporting and writing. Six short pieces and final project: a 7-10 minute audio piece of a pilot show.
Requirements/Grading:
Papers - 70%
Precept Participation - 30%
Prerequisites and Restrictions:
Enrollment by application http://humanities.princeton.edu..
Other information:
Dan Grech '99 of National Public Radio won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001. He worked at the Miami Herald before becoming Latin American correspondent for NPR's Marketplace and co-producer of Voices.
Website: http://humanities.princeton.edu
Schedule/Classroom assignment:
| Class number | Section | Time | Days | Room | Enrollment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25566 | S01 | 1:30 pm - 4:20 pm | W | Henry House 16 | Enrolled:7 Limit:16 |