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Disaster Coverage Guides (Eng/Sp)

18, Feb 2010

The International Center for Journalists has issued an online guidebook designed to help journalists everywhere prepare for future disaster coverage. The ICFJ is a professional organization, aimed at promoting quality journalism worldwide in the belief that independent, vigorous media are crucial in improving the human condition. A PDF version of the guide, including an extended [...]

New Interview Techniques PDF Guide

12, Dec 2009

Sorry for being so far off my media training focus for you who come here for that, but here’s a good one. For my community media friends, I’ve posted much over time about good on-air interview techniques. Even if you aren’t a media person, having the skill of talking with people will take you far. [...]

How to Write a Concept Statement

5, Jul 2009

During the headier days of Pacifica Radio’s last big changeover, many different ideas were put forward as ways of making better community radio and creating best practices for radio stations. One idea, forwarded by Stephen Brown and Dave Fertig in the email below, is that of a concept statement for programming. What is a concept [...]

Basics to Producing a Radio Special

4, Jul 2009

Many community radio producers want to put together a local special to commemorate an event or a holiday. But putting together a community radio special is more than calling some guests, grabbing some CDs and sitting in front of a microphone. Good community radio specials take planning. Producing an on-air event or special is a [...]

Setting Scenes with Great Questions

1, Jul 2009

Community radio, whether music or talk, is about telling stories as much as it is about entertainment or information. When planning out a program, community radio producers must think about how to set a scene in the heads of listeners. The very basis of community radio programming is that good radio is not tailored to [...]


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