As a Journalism and Media Studies major, knowledge of audio editing will enhance my ability to get a job. My aspirations are to have a career in journalism, specifically in the broadcast medium. In today’s world, journalists are often responsible to do their own editing and remote production. Ideally, these reporters should have the skills to serve as a “one-man team” and go on location at a moment’s notice to get a story. In addition to television broadcast, the Internet has opened a plethora of other journalistic opportunities for reporters to pursue, such as personal blogs and YouTube videos. Therefore, it is important to have audio editing skills.
The Audacity program offers an easy tool to provide professional audio editing. Through Audacity, a journalist is able to record audio, select soundbites, and control noise level. This would be very useful during interviews in busy locations, or where there are competing sounds. It would also be useful to hone in on particular soundbites that will compliment a story, such as the sound of bees humming if the journalist was covering a story on beekeeping. This ability improves the news story and makes it more relevant to the audience.
As shown in the tutorial, the user can manipulate their voice to eliminate any imperfections, as well as improve overall tone quality. In only a few easy steps, the instructor was able to provide a recording that sounded professional without the use of a studio. Therefore, Audacity is a valuable audio editing tool for journalists in the field. They can perform spot editing and uplink the recording immediately to the studio. Everything moves quickly in the news industry, so the journalists who can provide complete packaged stories rapidly will be the most successful.
Audio editing gives journalists a competitive edge in the cut-throat world of news reporting.
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