1st Place, Podcast
2024-25, Division 1, Digital Media and Multimedia
By Ryan Stasinski, David Graunstadt & Anthony Norris
Athens TV
Troy Athens HS
DM-09. Podcast
Submit one episode of a podcast series or a standalone podcast. Podcast should be journalistic in nature and may include interviews, commentary, roundtable discussions, non-fiction storytelling, etc. Judges will only listen to 10 minutes of any podcast. (If your entry is longer than 10 minutes, you may indicate in the Additional Information field which 10-minute segment should be judged. Otherwise, judges will listen from the beginning of the entry.) Submit a URL to the entry.
JUDGING CRITERIA
CONTENT:
- Topic relevant to interests and/or welfare of school or students
- There a clear message or purpose for the podcast/episode
- Delivery and presentation is professional and appropriate for the context
- Displays sound journalistic principles; shows thorough reporting skills with facts/quotes from primary and reliable secondary sources
MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION QUALITY:
- Audio is clear; volume is consistent
- Voices can clearly be heard. Background noise is at a minimum.
- Music (if used) is appropriate for the subject matter, is not distracting and does not violate copyright
- Podcast is put together well and editing cuts flow nicely without creating a distraction
- Intro/outro identifies the podcast series, episode topic, etc.