The Next Big Things for Newspapers: Podcasting, Vodcasting

[Keyword: ]. Editor & Publisher wakes up to the podcasting hype with an overview of the trend and who’s been using podcasts in their news offerings. Summing up quote:

The danger in getting “too professional” in newspaper podcasting is that it becomes just a clone of traditional TV newscasting — something most newspaper podcast pioneers say they’re trying to avoid. “I think there’s room for something that’s different, and perhaps quirkier, than broadcast news,” says Asakawa. “Podcasting is still at a stage where that DIY ethic informs the sound more than the need for strict structure and a bunch of rules.”

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  1. Jason Boog

    Thanks for the link, I had missed the article…I wish they would have mentioned the Mercury News in California–a place that integrates podcasts well with complicated feature packages.Which podcasting papers do you think Editor & Publisher missed?

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