The document discusses the importance and practicality of audio slideshows in multimedia journalism, emphasizing their cost-effectiveness and focus on storytelling. It outlines essential components needed to create an audio slideshow, including a story, character, photographs, audio, and equipment. Finally, it encourages practitioners to regularly create audio slideshows and improve their narrative skills.

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11. Multimedia Journalism video photographs print graphics/data viz audio slideshows podcasts community blogging micro blogging

12. The Audio Slideshow! Audio mixed with still, rather than moving images Usually 1-6 minutes long The audio is usually better quality than with video The images are usually better quality than with video The paraphernalia of video production is absent....

13. The Audio Slideshow! Audio mixed with still, rather than moving images Usually 1-6 minutes long The audio is usually better quality than with video The images are usually better quality than with video The paraphernalia of video production is absent.... ...leaving the journalist to focus on the story. *

15. Audio slideshows are a more practical option for the new multimedia storyteller It's cheaper! It's quicker There's none of the messing around you get with video......

16. ....and most of all that means you can concentrate on telling a fucking good story...more often..without breaking the bank.