Monthly Archives: May 2010

Sound editing, silencing the noise

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I am working on another post for my ongoing series “In Person” a one on one interview with interesting people. I add multimedia to the posting by including the recording of the interview.

The interview was done on an outside patio at a pizza shop. I set my digital voice recorder on the lowest level but it still picked up nearby diners talking and laughing. That’ll make the sound editing a little trickier.

I use the free program Audacity for my editing. But I have some time to play around so I think I’ll be trying to work with Apple’s Garage Band.

What’s it all about

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Like the world needs another blog, I’m thinking

These online musing will be my ‘reporters notebook’ of my hyperlocal news blog, The Jefferson Park Hub.

I expect to write at least twice a week about successes, challenges and work arounds to those obstacles.

Also, I’ll throw in a few words about my hobbies – reading and running.

Comments are most welcome. Follow me with my Twitter handle @NelsonAndrewC.

Need more oomph.

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It’s one thing to approach people to interview and drop the name of a well-known publication. It’s no great insight that working for an established news organization opens doors. A start-up neighborhood news blog doesn’t have much swagger.

Poynter Online columnist Damon Kiesow wrote about this at the website when he interviewed Jim MacMillan. He had a great lede: “Hi, my name is Jim. I’m from the Internet.”

Recently, I attended a local government expo where staff at the city of East Point, Ga., where I write my hyperlocal blog, showcased their services. And although I’ve been writing and reporting since the early 1990s, it gave me pause as I walked up to strangers and tell them I write for the a blog called The Jefferson Park Hub and would like to take up their time.

Maybe it’s the term blog that makes my stomach queasy. It lacks oomph. It seems so juvenile, like I am a school-aged kid scribbling my crushes in an online diary.

Next time, I’ll try online news publication.