And so the idea of a partnership between Spotify and NYU around podcasting presented an exciting opportunity for both sides.”įormer WNYC reporter Audrey Quinn and reporter and host of the Vox podcast Go for Broke, Julia Furlan, took the helm of the course as professors, walking 15 students through the four-week intensive. “During that conversation, it became clear that the same spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship, and forward thinking that is at the core of Spotify is actually also very much a part of NYU’s DNA as a leading institution of higher education. “We were discussing how rapidly the podcasting industry has been growing and changing and how the demand for talent and job opportunities has been exploding, while at the same time the supply of students trained to work in this exciting industry was lagging behind,” Merlo explained to For the Record. Antonio Merlo, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the NYU Faculty of Arts and Science. Yet while podcasting has already altered journalism, the training of future reporters to formulate and produce podcasts remains relatively sparse-something that came up in conversation between Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s Chief Content Officer, and Dr. There was a notable reason for interest: Podcast listening tripled between 20, with growth occurring especially among journalistic podcasts. Carter Journalism Institute announced a “Podcasting and Audio Storytelling” course in partnership with Spotify in late December, 200 applications suddenly flooded in for the brand-new January term course. Photo credit: Jorge Corona / New York UniversityĪt New York University, most undergraduate students have their schedules planned semesters in advance, factoring in winter or summer courses well ahead of time.
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