Podcasting For Beginners

If you want to begin the new year by producing your own podcasts, blogger Patrick Thornton has some tips on starting out.

Writing on the social network Wired Journalists, Thornton supplies some of the basics for anyone who’s new to the world of podcasting on areas including production and distribution.

He gives details on software such as audio editing tools like Audacity and the recording programme Audio Hijack Pro.

Thornton, who’s the author of the Journalism Iconoclast blog, also hands out some hardware tips for kit such as external microphones.

And keep an eye on Wired Journalists for the sequel to this post where Thornton will be offering tips on putting together an individual podcast.