Audio slideshow examples

Los Angeles Times: Pullman porter and family patriarch
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pullman-porter-ss,0,1087938.htmlstory

Los Angeles Times: Waiting for death
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/ed_shneidmanff_ss,0,3414993.htmlstory

Los Angeles Times: A boy's struggles
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers-boy-ss,0,3436771.htmlstory

Media Storm: Iraqi Kurdistan
http://www.mediastorm.com/publication/iraqi-kurdistan

NYTimes' One in 8 Million
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html

Herald Sun: Touching Hearts
http://media.soundslides.com/archive/2000/hearts/main.swf

Maria and Sarah Beth's Project Ideas

1. Drag Market
2. Austin Zoo
3. Volunteer Project
4. Austin Open-Air Market

Devon & Miranda's Excellent Soundslide Adventure

We're going to cover the Worst Tattoo in Austin II event.

OTHER IDEAS:
Day in the life of a drag rat
Kiss and Fly burlesque night
Adventures on the E-Bus

FIGHTING SHARK FOR THE WIN!!!!!!

 

Gabrielle Cloudy, Haley Hussey Soundslide Ideas

1. Day In the Life of a Drag Rat? (Guadalupe)
2. Weekend/ 6th St. Cops Perspectives
3. Upcoming UT Theatre and Dance Production
4. A Day In the Life Of...(Going to Choose a Foodtrailer)

Soundslide proposals: Ben Freed and Karin Samelson

1. Student government campaigns- West Mall circus (don't do this, because we actually are)
2. Planned Parenthood rally
3. Red dirt mardi gras
4. Livestrong marathon

Sylvia Medina & Nicolle Hiddleston Soundslide Idea

1. Finding Identity through Culture 2. Origination of Street Art 3. Vegetarianism 4. Finding Identity through Shoes

Soundslide Ideas - Reese and Jackie

1. Recent grads looking for work/working in fields other than their majors

2. Bands trying to succeed in Austin (focused on Little Lo & Feels Like Home)

3. Community garden

4. Arcade tournament (at Arcade UFO)

Story Pitches for Soundslide Project

Jon Scott and Darren Mitchell
1. Planned Parenthood Rally this Friday at LBJ lawn.
2. A day in the life of a UT Student athlete
3. Livestrong Marathon: Why people run.
4. Animal Shelter: Who doesn't love pictures of puppies

Victoria's Soundslide Ideas

• A Day and Night in Austin- Story of a tourist in Austin viewing the city for the first time. Would chronicle the different atmosphere during the day vs. the night.
• I'm With The Band- A day in the life of a Longhorn Band Member. Pictures detailing the start of the band's day to the end for their performance at the Houston Live Stock Parade.
  

Winter Break 2011!!!

Story Pitches

Arlena Cordero and Tannis Owens

1. Sneak Peek
2. Boys and Girls Club
3. Night life events
4. Homeless shelter

Derek and Natalie's Topic Ideas

1. A day in the life of a UT debate student
2. Texas Food and Wine Foundation Fundraiser and Charity Work
3. How to cover a sports game
4. SXSW fashion events

Slideshow Ideas: Erin Redwine & Amanda Chavira

1. Walt Disney
2.  Doomsday (December 12th)
3. Austin Pets Alive
4. Endangered Species

Hannah and Nicole's Soundslide Project Ideas

LARP event

Kiss and Fly burlesque night

Gigglepants Improv group

Birth Control Matters!

Nathalie and Megan's Ideas for Soundslides Project

1. A how-to cooking slideshow (making a certain recipe)
2. Interview Sheldon, the cashier at Kin's Market
3. Profile on Lucy in Disguise
4. Food trailers on South Congress

Hannah and Audrey's Slideshow Ideas

1. Austin Marathon and Half-Marathon
2. UT Salsa Dance class
3.  Gordough's donuts trailer 
4. Polk-a-dots, how to cupcake cooking

Soundslide Topics

1. Austin Food Trailers
2. Livestrong
3. Planned Parenthood Rally
4. Drake Concert

Audio Slideshow Pitches

Michelle and Kaleigh's Audio Slideshow Pitches:

1. LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon.
2. Planned Parenthood president to speak on LBJ lawn.
3. SXSW- Find a unique angle to cover SXSW by covering food restaurant preparation.
4. West Campus safety.

Audio Story

This is a story by Nathan Bernier about the effects of the drought on Texas' Cattle Industry.

I like the story for its good use of natural sound, the colorfulness of the voices, and Bernier's vocalization which conveyed the "newsy-ness" of the story.

Podcast - TED Talks

TED talks is a podcast series that kind of covers anything and everything. Technically it's a conference that invites speakers to talk about a variety of topics, but they present the talks in a podcast format that you can download to a portable device and take with you. In that regard, they're kind of like NPR's regular programs.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

This particular example is just Ken Robinson talking, but many of their podcasts have visual components, too. They're not overly long, and the speakers are generally punchy enough to hold your attention.

I guess most of all, I like that their content is forward-thinking or analytical. It's not a recitation of the news.