Tom Snyder

There is really only one word needed to describe last week's class: amazing. Not only did I learn a great deal of information about audio, but I also got to laugh... a lot. Dry humor... it is a wonderful thing. I love the fact that Snyder was able to find such great success using tools like moviemaker. It really was an inspirational story. Now I feel like all I really need in order to make it big is know one name! And of course actually learn how to use simple editing tools such as moviemaker.... although I think I am making great progress!

As far as actual editing goes, I really like how Snyder emphasized the importance of finding the story within the huge clup of audio. That short presentation about a man on death row who justs wants to lose weight before he dies is halarious. However, it is also a great example of how to edit audio. He created the story with his material. Although in the world of journalism it is completely unethical to do what Snyder does to that extent, I think it is important to realize the importance of editing. Just like any other aspect of multimeida and/or form of journalism, it is always good to have more than what you need.