Course:LFS400/Schedule

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Date Lecture (Wednesdays) Lab (Fridays)
Week 1 Introduction to LFS 400 & Audio Editing Workshop I: Basics & Audacity Audio Editing Workshop II: Multi-track editing
Week 2 Story Structure: what works best for audio stories?

Streeter pitches

Quiz #1: Audio Editing

Creative Commons Workshop

Week 3 Audio Storytelling: Making sense with sound

Due: Streeter

Interview Skills
Week 4 Listening session: How to create scenes in sound?

Voicer pitches

Writing for the Ear
Week 5 Journalism Ethics

Due: Voicer

Outline pitches
Week 6 Guest lecture: Media Relations

Due: Outline

Radio station tour at CiTR

Midcourse feedback

Week 7 Information literacy: evidence- based journalism, advocacy and storytelling Quiz #2: Podcast Evaluation

Crafting your message

Week 8 Guest lecture: Science Journalism

Due: Soundscape

Audio Project Management & audio editing refresher
Week 9 Guest lecture: Radio & Podcasting Practitioners. Performing your audio stories
Week 10 Draft podcast due: Group feedback and suggestions

Due: Draft

Drop-in
Week 11 Individual feedback sessions to help students refine and design their stories Drop-in
Week 12 Listening Party

Due: Final podcast

Listening Party, pt 2