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shutting down the newsletter – but staying on the socials!

Hello FC! First – I want to thank you all for your many years of participation in and support of Freelance Cafe. This group was a lifeline to me when I first started freelancing more than a decade ago. Much has changed since I started this group in 2007… I had a kid, moved to upstate NY, had another kid, and, notably, took a full time job as a podcast producer. I'm now helping run Pushkin Industries with Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg and a bunch of other talented folks. While I still feel passionately about supporting independents, I haven't been one for a few years now. The freelancecafe.org email account is coming up for renewal which is pushing me to the decision to end the newsletter. However, I will keep the twitter and facebook accounts up and running and I encourage all of you to post opportunities and resources there. This group has always been a collective effort and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. The freelancecafe.org site will also stay up – there just won't be any new posts.

Thank you again for the years of engagement and support.
Wishing you all the best,
Mia

Submit your entries now! –> 🏆 2019 Excellence in Journalism Awards Contest 🏆

The deadline for the SPJ Norcal awards is approaching – Sept 20. Details below!

-mia

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Have you started working on your EIJ entries?

The deadline is next Friday, Sept. 20.

2019 Excellence in Journalism Awards Contest

DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019

Contact: spj.excellenceinjournalism@gmail.com or Lila LaHood (415) 846-5346 or Liz Enochs (415) 323-0220. This full announcement is also available on spjnorcal.org.
 

Know a journalist who has done brilliant work over the past year? Someone who does whatever it takes to get the story, photo or video? Whose dedication to our craft is second to none? Maybe that journalist is you! For the past 34 years, the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has selected from among the Bay Area’s best of the best for its acclaimed Excellence in Journalism Awards. These awards honor the journalists whose outstanding work embodies SPJ’s ideals of initiative, integrity, talent and compassion.

We’ve made a few changes to the instructions — read below for details and submit your entries on the contest entry site: awards.spjnorcal.org. Create an account, and the site will walk you through the rest.

We welcome entries from journalists producing work in emerging formats and recommend broad interpretation of award categories. Be sure to name everyone who played a significant role in producing the entry and explain how each person was involved. Letters of nomination are required for Board Award nominations; they are optional for other categories.

See below for complete Contest Categories and Submission Guidelines.

Best of luck!

CONTEST CATEGORIES

BREAKING NEWS
Honors individuals, teams or news organizations whose work demonstrates clear and accurate reporting and engaging writing on deadline. Judges will consider deadline pressure and complexity of subject.
Entry specifications: Submit up to three stories and related multimedia content.
Categories: Print/Online, Radio/Audio and TV/Video.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Honors individuals or teams that identify important issues and reporting that demonstrates initiative, persistence and resourcefulness in pursuing information that is restricted or not easily available.
Entry specifications: Submit one story or a series, along with any related multimedia content. If entering a series, please submit no more than four stories.
Categories: Radio/Audio, TV/Video, and Small and Large divisions for Print/Online.

EXPLANATORY JOURNALISM
Honors journalists who elucidate significant stories and complex situations. Entries may deepen understanding of issues in the news or may focus on subjects largely uncovered by the media.
Entry specifications: Submit one story or a series, along with any related multimedia content. If entering a series, please submit no more than four stories.
Categories: Radio/Audio, TV/Video, and Small and Large divisions for Print/Online.

COMMUNITY JOURNALISM


Honors journalists and organizations whose primary focus is coverage of a community or neighborhood. Entries may include print publications, news broadcasts or news sites. University-supported projects are not eligible.
Entry specifications: This is for community-based outlets. Submit no more than five news stories and related multimedia content, or two news packages demonstrating the range and depth of local news coverage.
Categories: Print/Online, Radio/Audio and TV/Video.

FEATURES JOURNALISM
Honors journalists for exceptional narrative writing. Judges will consider creativity, use of humor or drama, style, clarity and suitability of the writing to the subject.
Entry specifications: Submit one story (fewer than 5,000 words if in print or under 15 minutes if broadcast) along with any related multimedia content. 
Categories: Radio/Audio, TV/Video, and Print/Online.

LONGFORM STORYTELLING
Honors journalists for exceptional longform narrative writing. Judges will consider creativity, use of humor or drama, style, clarity, structure and flow.
Entry specifications: Submit one story (at least 3,000 words or more than 15 minutes broadcast) or a series, along with any related multimedia content. If entering a series, please submit no more than four stories or broadcast segments.
Categories: Radio/Audio, TV/Video, and Small and Large divisions for Print/Online.

ONGOING COVERAGE
Honors journalists who follow a story for at least six months (i.e. long-term coverage of a topic or major event) with solid reporting and demonstrated excellence in presenting new angles with complexity and perspective. More specific than a general beat, the issue or event being covered should be an emerging news story.
Entry specifications: Submit up to five stories, along with any related multimedia contentEntries may include a mix of story types, e.g. breaking news, features and explanatory.
Categories: Radio/Audio, TV/Video, and Small and Large divisions for Print/Online.

COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS
Honors individuals and teams for exceptional commentary, analysis and editorials. Entries may include bylined or unsigned content. News-related blogs are also eligible. Judges will consider quality of expression, clarity and originality.
Entry specifications: Submit up to three samples.
Categories: Print/Online, Radio/Audio and TV/Video.

ARTS & CULTURE REPORTING
Honors journalists for incisive reporting about art, music, movies, theater, dance, books, restaurants, architecture or other public performance. May also include reviews, for which judges will consider quality of analysis and persuasiveness of arguments.
Entry specifications: Submit up to three samples.
Categories: Radio/Audio, TV/Video, and Small and Large divisions for Print/Online.

TECHNOLOGY REPORTING
Honors journalists and organizations whose primary focus is coverage of technology. Entries may include print publications, news broadcasts or news sites.
Entry specifications: Submit no more than five stories and related multimedia content, or two packages demonstrating the range and depth of coverage.
Categories: Print/Online, Radio/Audio and TV/Video.

SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT and HEALTH REPORTING
Honors journalists and organizations whose primary focus is coverage of science, environment and health. Entries may include print publications, news broadcasts or news sites.
Entry specifications: Submit no more than five stories and related multimedia content, or two packages demonstrating the range and depth of coverage.
Categories: Print/Online, Radio/Audio and TV/Video.

SPORTS REPORTING
Honors journalists and organizations whose primary focus is coverage of sports. Entries may include print publications, news broadcasts or news sites.
Entry specifications: Submit no more than five stories and related multimedia content, or two packages demonstrating the range and depth of coverage.
Categories: Print/Online, Radio/Audio and TV/Video.

DATA VISUALIZATION
Honors individuals or organizations that have demonstrated excellence in presenting complex information using graphics, maps and other data visualization and interactive tools.
Entry specifications: Submit up to three samples. Include the associated stories or links to them online.
Categories: All media.

BEST SCOOP
Honors individuals or organizations for breaking an important news story that led to extensive coverage by other organizations.
Entry specifications: Submit one story or package of related stories and associated multimedia content.
Categories: All media.

PHOTOJOURNALISM
Please include the written story or explanation with each submission.
Breaking News — Honors individuals, teams or news organizations whose work demonstrates clear, accurate and artistic photojournalism produced on deadline. Judges will consider deadline pressure and complexity of subject.
Entry specifications: Submit photos with cutlines from up to three stories. No more than 15 images in all.
Categories: Individual and Team.
Photo Essay — Honors individuals, teams or news organizations for excellent storytelling presented in series of related photos that either serve as a stand-alone photo essay or are associated with a written story.
Entry specifications: Submit photos with cutlines from one photo essay. No more than 15 images in all.
Categories: Essay of 1 to 5 images; Essay of 6 to 10 images; Essay of 11 to 15 images.
Portfolio — Honors an individual for excellence in photojournalism.
Entry specifications: Submit up to 10 images with cutlines. Include the associated stories or links to them online.
Single Image — Honors an individual for a single excellent image captured in the past year.
Entry specifications: Submit one image with cutline. Include the associated story or a link to it online.

VIDEO JOURNALISM
Video journalism is image-driven and may or may not include narration.
Breaking News — Honors individuals, teams or news organizations whose work demonstrates clear, accurate and graceful video journalism produced on deadline. Judges will consider deadline pressure and complexity.
Entry specifications: Submit videos from up to three stories.
Feature — Honors individuals, teams or news organizations for excellent, artful storytelling
Entry specifications: Submit one video of up to 60 minutes.
Portfolio — Honors an individual for excellence in video journalism.
Entry specifications: Submit up to five stories with a maximum combined length of up to 60 minutes.

PODCAST JOURNALISM
Honors an individual or team for a podcast that displays excellence in reporting and journalistic storytelling across multiple episodes that stand alone or are part of a series.  
Entry specifications: Submit up to four episodes. Podcast entries may have also aired as radio broadcasts.

DESIGN
Honors individual designers or teams whose artistic presentation significantly enhances the audience experience and improves engagement and access to journalistic work.
Entry specifications: Submit up to three samples of work.
Categories: Sound design, video design, print design and web/mobile design

OUTSTANDING EMERGING JOURNALIST


Honors a journalist with less than five years of professional experience whose work shows great promise.
Entry specifications: Submit resume and three samples of work.
Categories: All media

STUDENT SPECIAL PROJECTS
Honors individuals or groups of students for exemplary reporting, writing, and/or photography produced by all forms of student media, including special projects that report local news. These should be student-generated and not part of an ongoing university-sponsored project.
Entry specifications: Submit up to three samples.
Categories: All media

PUBLIC SERVICE
Honors individuals, teams, or news organizations that try to improve conditions for the benefit of society. Entries will be judged on the significance of the issues, initiative, presentation and results.
Entry specifications: May include articles, editorials, public service announcements, cartoons, photos and graphics.
Categories: All media

NORCAL SPJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARDS
Every year, the SPJ-NorCal Board of Directors honors individuals in the following six categories. Anyone may nominate candidates. Letters of nomination are required for Board Award nominations. There is no fee to nominate candidates for Board Awards. Complete instructions are available online.
1) Journalist of the Year: For extraordinary journalistic contributions in the past year.
2) Career Achievement: For extraordinary achievements exemplifying the highest standards of the profession.
3) Unsung Hero: A person whose contribution to journalism usually happens behind the scenes and is often overlooked (for example, a copy editor, librarian, web producer).
4) Meritorious SPJ Service/John Gothberg Award: For outstanding contributions to the Northern California Chapter of SPJ.
5) Distinguished Service: For advancement or advocacy of journalism by a journalist or non-journalist.
6) The Silver Heart: Awarded to a journalist whose work exemplifies an extraordinary dedication to amplifying unheard voices and sharing stories from marginalized communities.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Qualifying Timeframe: Entries must have been published/broadcast between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019, by a news outlet or individuals based in Northern California — which for the purposes of this contest includes everything from Santa Barbara County to the Oregon border. Each entrant may submit only one entry per category.

Deadline: Entries must be time-stamped by 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.

Multiple entries: Stories or projects entered in the Public Service, Best Scoop or Outstanding Emerging Journalist categories may also be entered in one other category. Entries for other categories may not be entered in multiple categories.

Cover letters: Letters of nomination or recommendation are permitted in any category, but they are not required, except for Board Award nominations.

Divisions: Some categories are divided into Small and Large divisions to reflect the reality that larger organizations have more resources than smaller ones. “Large” organizations are defined as organizations where one or more of the following apply: print circulation exceeds 100,000 and/or average monthly unique website visitors exceed 500,000. If neither of those apply to your organization, select “Small.” If your organization is a news service or an organization that produces content for syndication, choose your division based on the estimated reach the story received in syndication.

You must supply information regarding circulation or audience reach where it is requested. If a category receives a large number of entries, judges may create two divisions and will need circulation or audience information to do so.

Fee:
For SPJ members**: $30 per entry.
For non-SPJ members: $40 per entry.
For students: $10 per entry.

** To be eligible for the $30 SPJ member entry fee, you must be a member of both the SPJ national organization (current membership fee $75) AND the SPJ Northern California chapter ($20) as of the time-stamp of entry. Membership is good for 12 months, based on the date you joined. Chapter membership entitles you to free or reduced member admission to NorCal chapter activities, including the Excellence in Journalism Awards dinner. To join SPJ and the NorCal chapter, please go to: www.spj.org/join.asp.

Payment:
NEW PAYMENT PROCESS FOR 2019 —> You have three payment options, all of which require that you select “pay by check” to submit your entries. Please choose one of the following:
a) Pay by check
• Select “pay by check” and submit your entries.
• Send a check for the full amount to:
SPJ NorCal Chapter
c/o San Francisco Public Press
44 Page St., Ste. 504
San Francisco, CA 94102
b) Pay online via PayPal
• Select “pay by check” and submit your entries.
• Use PayPal to send the amount you owe to treas.spjnorcal@gmail.com.
c) Pay with a credit card by phone
• 
Select “pay by check” and submit your entries.
• Call Lila LaHood at 415-846-5346 and ask to pay with a credit card. Your payment will be processed by Square.

Oral History Summer School – October 19-20 Mini Intensive at Verso Books

Hey FC. I've done one of these workshops and it's SO worthwhile. Really changed the way I think about interviewing. Details below!
-mia


Oral History Summer School will be back in NYC this fall for a mini-intensive weekend at Verso Books!
 
Please help us spread the word via social media, your favorite listservs, and word of mouth–for all friends/colleagues who might be interested in oral history, ethical documentary practices and the art of the interview. More information + registration links, below. 
Oral History Summer School: October Mini Intensive at Verso Books
Dates: Saturday, October 19 (9:30 AM to 5:00 PM) and Sunday, October 20 (10:00 AM to 6:30 PM)
Location: Verso Books Loft, 20 Jay Street, Suite 1010, Brooklyn NY
Instructor: Suzanne Snider

More information and registration.


Join Oral History Summer School for a weekend intensive in NYC. This hands-on workshop––open to all––is based on our popular 10-day intensive, covering oral history theory, method and practice. 


Over the course of the weekend, we'll address interview techniques, recording tutorials, ethics, memory, annotation and experimental outcomes. Come all ye documentarians, journalists, artists, media-makers, educators and those looking to learn new things in good company! No experience necessary.


This workshop is offered at a sliding scale, with a limited number of discounted tickets. Early registration is encouraged.

About OHSS: Oral History Summer School was established in Hudson, New York, in 2012, as an immersive training program to help students from varied fields––writers, social workers, radio producers, artists, teachers, human rights workers––make use of oral history as an ethical interview practice in their lives and work. 


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New Kitchen Sisters Interviewing, Recording & Podcasting Workshop, Monday, September 16 in San Francisco

Hey FC! My FAVORITE ladies of radio are offering their interviewing, recording, and podcasting workshop again. Don't miss this chance to learn from THE BEST. Details below.
-Mia

Hi All,

Time again for The Kitchen Sisters Interviewing, Recording & Podcasting Workshop. Davia Nelson is holding two workshops on Monday, September 16th in Francis Coppola's historic Zoetrope building in San Francisco. This three-hour session is designed for those who want to acquire and hone their skills for an array of audio projects — podcasts, radio, online stories, storytelling, oral histories, family histories, news, documentaries and other multimedia platforms.

We cover interviewing and miking techniques, sound gathering, original, imaginative story structure, use of archival audio, field recording techniques, recording equipment, how to make interviewees comfortable, how to frame evocative questions that make for compelling storytelling, how to build a story, how to find your voice and how to listen (which is harder than it looks). We also talk podcasting. Serious talk about getting your podcast going and giving it a real sound.

The workshop is customized to fit the projects you are working on. People who have attended in the past have come from radio, film, multimedia, detective agencies, podcasting, newspapers, journalism, photography, oral history, historical societies, farms, music, ophthalmology, writing, libraries, archives, beer brewing, web design, restaurants, health care organizations, film, cheese-making and beyond. The groups are always lively and good contacts are made.

Sign up for one session on the 16th, whatever time works best for you.

Morning Workshop: 10:00 – 1:00pm
Afternoon Workshop: 2:00 – 5:00 pm

Cost: $160.00

Tickets available through our friends at Eventbrite.

The workshop is in North Beach at 916 Kearny St. Of course, snacks will be served.

Please pass this announcement along to your community.

Expand your skills, meet new people, support the work of The Kitchen Sisters.

See you there,

The Kitchen Sisters

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7th Annual #RadioRace from @IPPkcrw, Aug 10

Hey FCers – KCRW's Radio Race is coming up on August 10. Details below.

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KCRW's 24-Hour Radio Race: August 10 to 11 


KCRW’s 7th Annual 24-hour Radio Race begins at 10 a.m. PST August 10 and lasts through 10 a.m. PST August 11. The Radio Race is great way for storytellers of all experience levels to break out of their daily routines and make a four-minute audio piece overnight. Winners get a cash prize, plus other perks like a free year-long membership to AIR and PRXYou’ll have just 24 hours to write, record and edit a four-minute nonfiction radio story. You can join as an individual or as a team of your creation. KCRW will air the top three winning pieces, and this time around, one team's piece will be chosen to air on our newest podcast Nocturne. And remember: the Radio Race is more than just an overnight competition. It’s an opportunity to produce the most original piece of radio anyone will hear in 2019. Think big, people! 

Registration here: kcrw.com/radiorace

Let me know if you have questions!

final @WritingpadUS podcasting class of the summer

Details below!

-mia

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Take a Podcasting Class at Writing Pad in Los Angeles and craft your show with a Producer of a prominent podcast (There Goes The Neighborhood). Because of our radio journalism classes, 10 of our students have sold stories to NPR from this class–9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered. 3 of our students landed podcast producer jobs on Freakonomics, RFK Tapes, Unfictional, and Pandora. Use the coupon code FREELANCE or FREELANCEPLAN for 15% off.

 

5 WK PODCASTING CLASS IN LOS ANGELES IN JULY/AUGUST

 

Class deets:

Podcasting w/ Anna Scott (Press Play, There Goes the Neighborhood)—Starts NEXT Thurs. 7/25                           

Jul 25, Aug 8, Aug 15, Aug 22, Sep 12 (4 Thursdays, 1 Recording of Show Teaser at KCRW, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM)

https://writingpad.com/classes/los-angeles-podcasting-1-class-anna-scott-4/

 

Anna Scott is a reporter and producer for KCRW. She works on Press Play with Madeleine Brand and reported for KCRW's podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles. Before that, she produced Warren Olney's news programs To the Point and Which Way, LA

 

In this class, Anna teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

 

Best,

Marilyn

AIR’s 2019 New Voices Scholarships close this Friday!

Hey FC! Just a reminder from the fine folks at AIR


The application process for AIR’s 2019 New Voices Scholarships closes this Friday, May 31 at midnight ET. Selected scholars receive a stipend up to $1,500 to attend the 2019 Third Coast Conference, a complimentary one-year AIR membership, and special opportunities and support at the conference as well as throughout your career. If you have questions, email AIR’s program director, Tran Vu, at Tran@airmedia.org.

Cheers,
Mia

updated course schedule from @WritingPadUS

Take a Podcasting Class at Writing Pad in San Francisco or Los Angeles and craft your show with a Producer of a prominent podcast (Against The Rules with Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), There Goes The Neighborhood). Because of our radio journalism classes, 10 of our students have sold stories to NPR from this class–9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered. 3 of our students landed podcast producer jobs on Freakonomics, RFK Tapes, Unfictional, and Pandora. Use the coupon code FREELANCE for 15% off.

 

5 WK ADVANCED PODCASTING CLASS IN SAN FRANCISCO IN JUNE

 

Podcasting 1 w/ Catherine Girardeau (Producer, Against The Rules (Michael Lewis, The Big Short))—Starts Wed. 6/5 

Jun 5, Jun 12, Jun 19, Jun 26, Jul 10 (5 Wednesdays, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM) SF 

https://writingpad.com/classes/san-francisco-podcasting-class-catherine-girardeau-2/

 

Catherine Girardeau is a senior producer of Against The Rules, a podcast with author/journalist Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), recently featured on This American Life. Against The Rules covers fairness and the people who try to enforce it for Pushkin Industries (an audio company co-founded by Jacob Weisberg, former chairman & editor-in-chief, Slate Group and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (The New Yorker). Catherine is also a producer for Origin Stories for the Leakey Foundation and a podcaster in residence at Grace Cathedral. She's also been a senior producer at Slate.com, worked with Depict.com, the Stanford Storytelling Project, APM's Marketplace, KALW, etc. Her radio features have been aired on PRI's The World, Marketplace, Marketplace Tech. 

 

Check out a segment of Against The Rules’ 1st episode on This American Life (Act 1): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/672/no-fair

 

And this great LA Times Review of Against The Rules:

https://podcastreview.org/review/against-the-rules/

 

In this class, Catherine teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

 

5 WK PODCASTING CLASS IN LOS ANGELES IN JUNE

 

Class deets:

Podcasting w/ Anna Scott (Press Play, There Goes the Neighborhood)—Starts Thurs. 6/6                           

Jun 6, Jun 13, Jun 20, Jun 27, Jul 11 (5 Thursdays, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM) LA – West

https://writingpad.com/classes/los-angeles-podcasting-1-class-anna-scott-4/

 

Anna Scott is a reporter and producer for KCRW. She works on Press Play with Madeleine Brand and reported for KCRW's podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles. Before that, she produced Warren Olney's news programs To the Point and Which Way, LA

 

In this class, Anna teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

New Voices Scholarship applications are now open! Apply by midnight ET on 5/31

Hey FC crew. One of my favorites posts of the year – the announcement of the AIR New Voices Scholarships! Application details below. GO FOR IT!
-mia

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We're excited to announce that applications for AIR's 2019 New Voices Scholarships are now open. Every year we partner up with Third Coast to provide 15 recipients with funding for travel and attendance to the annual Third Coast Conference in Chicago, Illinois, held October 31–November 2 this year.

If chosen, you receive: A stipend up to $1,500 to attend the 2019 Third Coast Conference, a complimentary one-year AIR membership, and special opportunities and support at the conference as well as throughout your career. All New Voices Scholars are gathered for a two-day retreat on Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30, 2019, before Third Coast Conference begins. The full New Voices time commitment is October 29–November 3.

The deadline is Friday, May 31 at midnight ET. Apply soon or send the application along to someone who should! Read our FAQ here.

latest courses from @WritingPadUS

Hey folks. Here's the latest from https://writingpad.com/, including a course taught by my colleague, Catherine Girardeau! You don't want to miss that one.
Best,
Mia

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Take a Podcasting Class at Writing Pad in San Francisco or Los Angeles and craft your show with a Producer of a prominent podcast (Against The Rules with Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), There Goes The Neighborhood). Because of our radio journalism classes, 10 of our students have sold stories to NPR from this class–9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered. 3 of our students landed podcast producer jobs on Freakonomics, RFK Tapes, Unfictional, and Pandora. Use the coupon code FREELANCE for 15% off.

 

5 WK ADVANCED PODCASTING CLASS IN SAN FRANCISCO IN MAY

 

Podcasting 1 w/ Catherine Girardeau (Producer, Against The Rules (Michael Lewis, The Big Short))—Starts NEXT Wed. 5/15

May 15, May 22, Jun 5, Jun 12, Jun 19 (5 Wednesdays, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM) SF https://writingpad.com/classes/san-francisco-podcasting-class-catherine-girardeau-2/

 

Catherine Girardeau is a senior producer of Against The Rules, a podcast with author/journalist Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), recently featured on This American Life. Against The Rules covers fairness and the people who try to enforce it for Pushkin Industries (an audio company co-founded by Jacob Weisberg, former chairman & editor-in-chief, Slate Group and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (The New Yorker). Catherine is also a producer for Origin Stories for the Leakey Foundation and a podcaster in residence at Grace Cathedral. She's also been a senior producer at Slate.com, worked with Depict.com, the Stanford Storytelling Project, APM's Marketplace, KALW, etc. Her radio features have been aired on PRI's The WorldMarketplace, Marketplace Tech.

 

Check out part of Against The Rules 1st episode on This American Life here (Act 1): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/672/no-fair

 

In this class, Catherine teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

 

5 WK PODCASTING CLASS IN LOS ANGELES IN JUNE

 

Class deets:

Podcasting w/ Anna Scott (Press Play, There Goes the Neighborhood)—Starts Thurs. 6/6                           Jun 6, Jun 13, Jun 20, Jun 27, Jul 11 (5 Thursdays, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM) LA – West https://writingpad.com/classes/los-angeles-podcasting-1-class-anna-scott-4/

Anna Scott is a reporter and producer for KCRW. She works on Press Play with Madeleine Brand and reported for KCRW's podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles. Before that, she produced Warren Olney's news programs To the Point and Which Way, LA

 

In this class, Anna teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

 

Best,

Marilyn