This is an exciting new media production paper focused on Communication Studies and creative practice engaged with original sound recording, non-fictional storytelling and podcasting. Podcasting MEDIA330 offers another important medium and format for students interested in structuring engaging narratives and transforming complex sets of events and perspectives into relatable stories. the paper suits a range of students doing different degree majors and minors from Communication, Design, PR, Marketing, Media Design, Screen and Media and others.

Students will have the opportunity to explore a range of sound based storytelling and podcasting styles, from interviews, solo narration, nonfiction, journalistic and documentary models. Podcasts present students with the opportunity to engage in the production of contemporary audio broadcasting. From investigative journalism, local history, entertainment, education to research dissemination, podcasting is a flexible and accessible digital format offering deeper immersion in a fast paced mobile and technological world.

With its expanding field of audio content students are presented with a unique opportunity to research, structure and script a podcast then record and edit their own audio content towards a high quality podcast output. Students will be exposed to best practice podcasting and broadcasting approaches and conventions, including appropriate ways to present and distribute audio content online. In addition there will be opportunities to connect with key Waikato radio and podcasting industry producers and organisations.

Assessments will cover analysis and identification of codes, conventions and podcasting styles with a higher focus on developing a podcasting plan and producing high quality audio content in the form of podcast episodes.

Lectures, tutorials and podcasting production workshops.

This is a production based paper and requires practical engagement and outputting of podcasting projects. These are accompanied by contextual lectures and podcasting production workshops.

Please note:

All lectures will be taught in-person and recorded on zoom and uploaded to Panopto. Students can watch zoom lectures live or recorded.

Tutorials: All in-person. As this is a production based paper students are expected to engage in-person in workshops, tutorials and other activities in order to obtain relevant audio / podcasting skills. These will not be recorded.

Supporting and additional materials and resources will be available on Moodle so students can successfully conduct self directed learning on top on content and activities offered during tutorials and lectures.