Things All Journalists Should Know About Audio Storytelling | Tamar Charney

With the rise of podcasting, voice platforms, and AI, all journalists should know the basics of audio storytelling. Generative AI has drastically improved the quality of synthetic speech meaning more people are consuming print stories by listening! We’ll take a look at why even print journalists could benefit from learning to write for the ear.
Tamar Charney, of Charney LLC, is an editorial strategist and trainer specializing in how the public media network can work together to provide journalism on the platforms where people listen, read, and watch. As a Senior Editorial Director at National Public Radio (NPR) Charney worked on editorial strategy for emerging platforms such as NPR One and smart speakers, led the Collaborative Journalism Network, co-let podcast launches including Coronavirus Daily and the localization experiment with Consider This, and was the showrunner for Throughline. Prior to joining NPR in 2016, Charney was the Program Director at Michigan Radio where she managed on-air, online, news strategy, and operations.
This session was recorded on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Syracuse University.