Podcast Journalism

The computerised audio recordings started gaining commercial acceptability during the late 80s and the emergence of CDs and VCDs had revolutionised the way we preserve audio recordings. Slowly not only storing, but also recording and editing of news stories got the approval of journalists. Broadcasting of bytes became a near normal for all radio channels. Loss of sound quality in repeated ‘dubbings’ became a thing of the past. When ‘Apple’ introduced Ipods in early 2006, playing back and listening to good music and sound through those palm-friendly gadget became a status symbol. The word podcast is derived from a combination of two words, iPod and Broadcast. When the term was coined, most people were using Apples iPod to listen to podcasts. So when Ben Hammersley suggested the word podcasting to describe the new method of delivering content the term stuck. ( https://podcasthero.com › what-is-a-podcast). Today every major newspaper or an electronic media organisation adapted the concept of podcasting and is widely being cross-channel advertised. It has become a million-dollar industry. We need to design and develop courses in podcast journalism and with developments in 5G, digital radio such as DRM, DAB, HD radio, and the concept of visual radio catching up, the future journalists and media educators need a thorough training on podcasting—a field which was given a lacklustre treatment so far. Visual podcasting a new term coined by the author is adapted properly by the media.