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March 2022
Storytelling for Podcasts
This workshop focuses on non-fiction narrative shows – the documentary-style, often serialized, story-driven podcasts like Serial, Missing Richard Simmons, and Wind of Change that are known for telling expansive, immersive stories. This class will be most useful for audio producers who have some experience and the ambition to create a narrative podcast for the first time, folks working in narrative who want to get geeky about craft, and journalists from different mediums who would like to transition into narrative audio. If…
Find out more »April 2022
Behind the Mic: Shared State Listening Party
Peek behind the scenes of the Shared State podcast at this listening party and Q&A. Join the Shared State podcast team for a discussion of their stories about the complex people and beliefs that shape Montana in the current political climate. The Montana Media Lab’s Mary Auld will be joined by award-winning Shared State hosts and editors Nick Mott and Mara Silvers and reporters Shaylee Ragar, Eric Dietrich and Aaron Bolton. Learn about the collaboration between newsrooms that made Shared State possible, and how…
Find out more »Social Media 101
Social media is a powerful tool for spreading the word about your organization or business, but where should you start? Ric Sanchez, social media manager for The Athletic, will teach participants the basics of creating a successful social media strategy. The online class will cover how to choose social media platforms, how to identify an audience, and how to engage followers. Workshop attendees will receive feedback on a sample social media post they create during the workshop. *UM employees and…
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