#187 – How to build a successful podcast

Is podcasting the radio of the 21st century? There’s certainly a lot of overlap, and if nothing more, a podcast is certainly an evolutionary step up from radio broadcasts. Steve Lubetkin, co-author with Donna Papacosta of The Business of Podcasting, got his start in radio in the ’70s, courtesy of Fort Monmouth, the Army base…

#180 – Blabbing about Blab on Blab

Ever since I started talking to other journalists about how to launch a podcast, one of the big questions I always get is, “How do I record an interview with somebody who lives far away?” I used to answer, “Well, get a job at a radio station, like me.” But I realized that was a…

#178 – Tow Center deciphers podcasting for journalists

Way back in January, Medium posited that 2015 could be the “Year of the Podcast“. Now, in the year’s final days, Serial, what many viewed as the “it” podcast in its first season, has returned for a second. This time it’s focusing on the story of former Taliban prisoner/accused Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl. Historians can…

#172 – How to survive a website redesign

First Boston had the Big Dig; now the local NPR station, WBUR, is undergoing its own massive construction project. WBUR’s Executive Editor for Digital Tiffany Campbell, fresh off a collaboration with It’s All Journalism at the Online News Association conference, said that “the redesign,” as it’s known internally, is at the “end of the beginning” of…

#169 – DC PodFest ready to debut

In this week’s episode of It’s All Journalism, Producer Michael O’Connell talks to Jennifer Crawford, co-host of The JellyVision Show Podcast, and Alex Vidales, the host of the Pilot Waves podcast. They discuss their experiences launching their respective podcasts, including how to find guests and what makes a successful interview. The also talk about organizing…

#166 – Creating Your First Podcast

In the first part of this two-part podcast, It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell and Tiffany Campbell, executive editor for digital at WBUR in Boston, share some of their thoughts behind their presentation at the 2015 Online News Association Conference: Creating Your First Podcast: A Beginner’s Workshop. Documents: Tips, Resources and Inspiration The second part of…