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7 strategies for creating immersive narratives in journalistic podcasts

The podcast market is booming in Latin America, with annual growth expected to reach almost 30% by 2032. Many narrative journalism podcasts are riding the wave. The author of a pioneering study on the subject in Brazil shares techniques to capture listeners' attention, from theater to sources.

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Students who met during audio storytelling course collaborate on innovative podcast about Latin American jailbreak

After meeting during a Knight Center course on audio storytelling, two journalists collaborated across borders on an immersive podcast about a jailbreak of political prisoners that happened in the middle of Lake Titicaca in 1972. The course was a chance to meet, network and exchange experiences with colleagues working around the world.

Logo of the Ibero-American Circuit of Podcast Festivals.

New Ibero-American Circuit of Podcast Festivals seeks to promote audio journalism and legitimize podcasting as a cultural industry

Seven podcast festivals comprise the Ibero-American Circuit of Podcast Festivals (CIFESPOD, by its Spanish acronym). The circuit’s goals include gaining recognition of podcasting as a cultural industry, joining forces for fundraising, creating a Latin American award for best podcast, and strengthening the production of narrative journalism pieces in audio.

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Latin American podcast creators discuss business models, audience building and intellectual property at Estación Podcast festival in Madrid

Representatives of Radio Ambulante, Dementes, Revista Late, Dudas Media, and Convoy Network spoke at the Estación Podcast festival about aspects of sound content creation in Latin America. These include financing methods, the value of catering to a defined audience and the importance of protecting the intellectual property of productions in the face of streaming platforms.

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At the scene of the crime: Journalists from Argentina and Brazil bet on true crime podcast to take investigative journalism to another level

Journalists in Latin America have found in true crime podcasts an ideal platform for bringing investigative reporting on real crime to new audiences. However, journalists still face major challenges in terms of distribution and monetization.

Projeto Querino mostra como a história com um olhar afrocentrado explica o Brasil de hoje. Na foto, Rogero entrevista Vania Guerra, descendente de africanos escravizados e líder de uma comunidade quilombola no litoral do Rio de Janeiro. Foto: cortesia Angelica Paula/Projeto Querino

Podcast Querino Project celebrates Black protagonism in Brazilian history and reaches over 800 thousand downloads

In addition to the podcast, the Querino Project has a series of feature articles published in the Piauí magazine. More than 40 professionals worked for two years and eight months on the research and production. Inspired by the New York Times' Project 1619, Querino brings an Afro-centric look at the history of Brazil to contribute to the understanding of the country's current political and social challenges.

Daniel Alarcón

‘You know you owe those people a great deal. Above all, to write the story as faithfully as you can’: Daniel Alarcón, 2022 Maria Moors Cabot Award

Peruvian-American journalist Daniel Alarcón will receive the Maria Moors Cabot Award from Columbia University on Oct. 11. Alarcón spoke with LJR about the significance of this award, the success of the podcast Radio Ambulante, advice for younger journalists, and about his personal and family projects.

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Documentary and narrative podcasting offers great opportunities for investigative journalism, experts say

Although more and more media outlets are launching their 'daily' podcasts, some surveys and success stories show the real opportunity for journalism lies in documentary podcasts, containing attractive narrative elements and sound design, podcast specialists from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico agreed.

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‘Crooked Power’ podcast tells personal version of historic case: newspaper El Universo vs. former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa

Via a podcast, César Pérez Romero, son of one of the directors of the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo, decided to tell from a more personal perspective what was behind the historic case of the newspaper against then-president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, during one of the most difficult times for freedom of expression in that country.

Tamar Charney, Rebeca Ibarra, Sarah Feldberg, and Maggie Penman at ISOJ 2022. Credit_ Patricia Lim_Knight Center

Digital audio journalism: new audiences, more interactivity and up-to-date news

Major newspapers such as the Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle have embraced the podcast as a way to engage readers and reach new audiences. The newly released Insider's The Refresher uses new technology to deliver fresh and up-to-date podcast news. At the same time, social audio platforms such as the Clubhouse present themselves as undiscovered opportunities for journalism.