Ryan Sholin » podcasting http://ryansholin.com The future of news. And more. No funny stuff. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:54:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2006-2007 ryansholin@gmail.com (Ryan Sholin) ryansholin@gmail.com (Ryan Sholin) http://www.ryansholin.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com 144 144 Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education. Ryan Sholin Ryan Sholin ryansholin@gmail.com no no An alternative to Audacity: Fission http://ryansholin.com/2011/01/10/an-alternative-to-audacity-fission/ http://ryansholin.com/2011/01/10/an-alternative-to-audacity-fission/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:41:36 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/?p=2472 An alternative to Audacity: Fission: New to me, a free, somewhat uncomplicated audio editor for OSX.

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Ecamm Network: Call Recorder for Skype – Automatically Record Skype Calls On Your Mac

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2009/02/02/ecamm-network-call-recorder-for-skype-automatically-record-skype-calls-on-your-mac/feed/ 0 Cinch – blogtalkradio http://ryansholin.com/2008/03/20/cinch-blogtalkradio/ http://ryansholin.com/2008/03/20/cinch-blogtalkradio/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:14:39 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2008/03/20/cinch-blogtalkradio/ Call the phone number, record a podcast, get an RSS feed. Pretty darn simple.

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2008/03/20/cinch-blogtalkradio/feed/ 0 The simplest podcast API ever – Scripting News http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/22/the-simplest-podcast-api-ever-scripting-news/ http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/22/the-simplest-podcast-api-ever-scripting-news/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:27:33 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/22/the-simplest-podcast-api-ever-scripting-news/ Call a number, record a podcast, make the RSS feed show up somewhere useful.

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2008/02/22/the-simplest-podcast-api-ever-scripting-news/feed/ 0 Five ways to produce online news without asking the web guy for help http://ryansholin.com/2007/10/07/five-ways-to-produce-online-news-without-asking-the-web-guy-for-help/ http://ryansholin.com/2007/10/07/five-ways-to-produce-online-news-without-asking-the-web-guy-for-help/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:07:49 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://www.ryansholin.com/2007/10/07/five-ways-to-produce-online-news-without-asking-the-web-guy-for-help/ You don’t know what it’s like for the web guy at a newspaper.

All day long, requests and ideas funnel in his direction, with no end in sight, and little help.

Web guys, this is for you.

Reporters, listen up. Here are five ways you can put together something wonderful for the web without asking the web guy a single question. All you’ll need to do at the end of each of these exercises is to send him a link or a hunk of code, if that. He’ll know what to do with it.

  1. Make a movie: Record your video. Edit it in iMovie (free on your Mac) or Windows Movie Maker (free on your PC). Upload it to YouTube. Send the web guy the URL. Bask in the glory.
  2. Produce an audio slideshow: Record your audio. Gather your photos. Forget about SoundSlides for the moment and edit it as a video file in iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. Upload it to YouTube. Send the web guy the URL. Bask in the glory of your award-winning tearjerker.
  3. Create a podcast: Record your audio. Pick a photo or two to go with it, even if it’s just mugs of the people talking. Edit it as a video file in iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. Upload it to YouTube. Send the web guy the URL. Bask in the glory of your ingenuity.
  4. Create an interactive map: Go to maps.google.com. Click on ‘My Maps.’ Follow the instructions. Add as much or little information as you have for each point you add to the map. Photos and videos go a long way. (Use the embed code from your YouTube videos here.) When you’re done, send the web guy the ‘link to this page’ URL or hit the ‘Customize and preview embedded map’ link, turn it down to ‘small,’ and send the web guy the embed code. He’ll know what to do with it.
  5. Create a social network: Go to ning.com. Follow the directions. I recommend choosing a topic that helps you serve the needs of the people you take the most phone calls and e-mail from. (Obscure high school sports coaches? Real estate agents? Kindergarten teachers? City council members?)

None of this requires any technical know-how. You don’t need any training to point-and-click your way through this process. Don’t sweat the details about things like ‘settings’ or ‘encoding.’ If questions come up, type them into Google. You’ll find the answers.

Most important: Don’t wait around for someone else to hold your hand through this stuff. You’re an adult. You can handle this on your own. Get started today.

(Yes, I know, I know. Next time I’ll use the phrase ‘web gal.’)

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]]> http://ryansholin.com/2007/06/27/twittergrams-day-5-scripting-news/feed/ 0 Spartan Daily Podcast – Photojournalism From A Student’s Eye http://ryansholin.com/2007/03/07/spartan-daily-podcast-photojournalism-from-a-student%e2%80%99s-eye/ http://ryansholin.com/2007/03/07/spartan-daily-podcast-photojournalism-from-a-student%e2%80%99s-eye/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:17:31 +0000 Ryan Sholin http://ryansholin.com/2007/03/07/spartan-daily-podcast-photojournalism-from-a-student%e2%80%99s-eye/ Ah, the sweet sounds of microphones getting plugged into Edirol R-09s at San Jose State University. Rumor has it there are some point & shoots floating around as well. Show the reporters the video setting, and turn them loose. Tell them to have fun.

Spartan Daily Podcast – Photojournalism From A Student’s Eye

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