There is a Columbia J school student who has to tear up her perfect 800 word story about a quirky diner in Staten Island because her RW1 professor told the whole class they have to cover the campus protests this week. Spare a thought for her.

Europeans aren't poor. They are illiquid. Much of Europe's wealth is stored in safe streets, nice parks, public transit, 'free' healthcare, etc. which, it turns out, are too socially expensive for Americans to maintain. Americans take the money instead. The rest is only natural.

Excited to announce the 2024-25 Knight-Bagehot fellows. Congrats @varshaabansal, @bjonescooper,Olivia Konotey-Ahulu, @ralfrivas, Sarah Ryley, Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Alexandra Sternlicht, Ken Sweet, Kate Taylor, Zhang Erchi Archer.  Full list and bios at journalism.columbia.edu/news/2024-2025…

Still a few tickets left to “Bringing Audio Back” at Columbia Journalism School this Saturday afternoon. We’ll talk about innovative ways to fund podcasting and show off some new audio forms (including live performances.) see you there eventbrite.com/e/bringing-aud…

Things I have in common with the audio transcription/editing app Descript:

-always trying to become a better version of myself
-having constant breakdowns in the process

3.7% unemployment rate
3.2% annualized GDP growth
1.8% real wage growth 2023
3.1% annualized CPI
27% S&P 500 return past year

I'm looking for work!

I have years of experience producing both narrative documentary and interview podcasts. Also love to edit & teach!

I created Sounds Gay, a doc series about queer music culture from Stitcher ❤️‍🔥⚔️

Website here & more work below! sarahesocoff.com

Just released! ReaTooled v2: a system to make REAPER work like Pro Tools -- now with dedicated Tool modes and other advanced options. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=iNCpOv…

So honored to be part of the The duPont-Columbia Awards jury and watch my former npr colleague audie cornish give out the silver batons. Such amazing winners

Here's a podcasting hack that was shared with me by one of the top Podcasters in the world.

This hack is simply a question.

And, when you ask yourself this question, your podcast listeners will listen to your show longer.

Your show will HOLD listeners' attention.

Because

#NewVoices23 Spotlight ⭐️ Meet Rainier Harris, a writer & audio-maker from NYC! He has work published in The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, Business Insider, and more. He has reported for NPR's WNYC and their national afternoon show, Here & Now.

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Spot Uber to the airport is $33 while 4hr forwards are at $62. Strong contango. Think I’ll take my chances and lift the live offer when I need one at 5am instead of hedging into this oversupply.

Happy Birthday to an absolute legend. Longtime partner on-air, a best friend off-air. You’re a national treasure TK and we’re all very lucky to have you.

tom keene

(You can talk about things that happened in the recent past without editing together a montage of newscasters talking about those things)

As the number one *radio* fan of Surveillance, I’m thrilled that tom keene will still be in my ears during breakfast. Will he continue to wear his trademark bow tie? I’m telling you, Tom, we can hear your style even in the audio version.

“See you in hell,” I whispered to my future self today as I booked her a Spirit red-eye flight to Newark (with a layover)

The Newmark J-School is waiving its $75 application fees to everyone who applies to our M.A. programs. By removing this small but significant barrier, we are taking another step to provide the best and most affordable journalism education in the nation.
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Journalist math is trying to write about numbers without using any numbers

I thought folks might find this interesting.

The government is paying you 5% interest to cover your 3% mortgage.

These are truly wild times.