Hosting and producing a podcast doesn't just allow journalists to become experts in working with audio – it can also serve to expand other communication skills, such as research and interview techniques.
As Ben Bogardus, assistant professor of journalism at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, explains in this post on MediaShift, podcasts can be used to teach journalism fundamentals and creativity in other areas of reporting and storytelling.
For example, focusing on sounds effects "forces students to plan out a logical beginning-middle-end structure to their stories, and have narrative flow without the 'crutch' of words", he explains.
And podcasts that tell a story using information found in the library or through online research can help you discuss an interesting topic while "teaching the listener something they don't know" at the same time.
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