The Next Big Things for Newspapers: Podcasting, Vodcasting

[Keyword: onlinejournalism]. Editor & Publisher wakes up to the podcasting hype with an overview of the trend and who's been using podcasts in their news offerings. Summing up quote:

"The danger in getting "too professional" in newspaper podcasting is that it becomes just a clone of traditional TV newscasting -- something most newspaper podcast pioneers say they're trying to avoid. "I think there's room for something that's different, and perhaps quirkier, than broadcast news," says Asakawa. "Podcasting is still at a stage where that DIY ethic informs the sound more than the need for strict structure and a bunch of rules.""