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Sound Reporting, Second Edition: The NPR Guide to Broadcast, Podcast and Digital Journalism
407 pages, Paperback
Published December 19, 2024
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March 2, 2025
David, my editor throughout a year-long internship at NPR member station North Country Public Radio, and the newsroom got me a copy of this book when I graduated college and finished up at the station.
He told me that he had read the original Sound Reporting that came out in 2008 when he was first getting into radio journalism, and that he wanted me to have a copy of the new version to use as a guide as I pursue a career in journalism.
I can say one thing for sure, and that's thank you -- to David and the rest of the team for the book. Throughout my year at NCPR I learned so many valuable lessons about reporting for the radio, and got real, tangible experience doing so. They trained me so well and were so patient with me, and reading this book reminded me of so much of what they taught me in that experience.
No matter where I end up as a reporter, this book can keep that experience alive and fresh. Convienently, it condenses it all into a 300-page format that I can carry with me wherever I go -- alongside my Roland-R07 of course. That way, I can always have a reference for how to work around a problem, or include a voice, and wether or not to back anounce it or not.
Most training books make the error of speaking to you from a place above you. They come from a ghost writer who only passively understands a field and thus employs an outside perspective. Jerome Socolovsky writes to me as someone who has done what I one day hope to do -- and for that I am very appreciative.
This is a must-read for anyone aspiring to be a radio journalist. I'm positive that one day, hopefully when I'm working for a public radio station, that this book will be sitting on a shelf in arms reach, not waiting very long to be referenced again.
He told me that he had read the original Sound Reporting that came out in 2008 when he was first getting into radio journalism, and that he wanted me to have a copy of the new version to use as a guide as I pursue a career in journalism.
I can say one thing for sure, and that's thank you -- to David and the rest of the team for the book. Throughout my year at NCPR I learned so many valuable lessons about reporting for the radio, and got real, tangible experience doing so. They trained me so well and were so patient with me, and reading this book reminded me of so much of what they taught me in that experience.
No matter where I end up as a reporter, this book can keep that experience alive and fresh. Convienently, it condenses it all into a 300-page format that I can carry with me wherever I go -- alongside my Roland-R07 of course. That way, I can always have a reference for how to work around a problem, or include a voice, and wether or not to back anounce it or not.
Most training books make the error of speaking to you from a place above you. They come from a ghost writer who only passively understands a field and thus employs an outside perspective. Jerome Socolovsky writes to me as someone who has done what I one day hope to do -- and for that I am very appreciative.
This is a must-read for anyone aspiring to be a radio journalist. I'm positive that one day, hopefully when I'm working for a public radio station, that this book will be sitting on a shelf in arms reach, not waiting very long to be referenced again.
November 13, 2025
Disclaimer: I was interviewed and quoted in this book.
This book should be in the hands of every broadcaster, podcaster, and on-air journalist. Detailed info on the hows and wherefores, as in the previous edition. Everything you need to know about the range of work: pitching, choosing the right mic, caring for your mental health, and tips for voicing (that's my bit) are all thoughtfully laid out and written with the reader in mind.
Jerome did a splendid job updating this edition, adding necessary sections to keep up with technology, and shifting the tone to reflect current standards and societal shifts.
This book should be in the hands of every broadcaster, podcaster, and on-air journalist. Detailed info on the hows and wherefores, as in the previous edition. Everything you need to know about the range of work: pitching, choosing the right mic, caring for your mental health, and tips for voicing (that's my bit) are all thoughtfully laid out and written with the reader in mind.
Jerome did a splendid job updating this edition, adding necessary sections to keep up with technology, and shifting the tone to reflect current standards and societal shifts.
November 30, 2025
This book is my new best friend.
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