Why don't more journalists and documentary makers use spatial audio? Barriers to sonic experimentation in contemporary radio and podcast production cultures.

There has certainly been a revival of interest in what is known variously as spatial, immersive or three-dimensional sound in radio and podcasting in recent years. It has been used in news, documentaries, investigative series and audio dramas. But this article turns instead to its relative lack of u...

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Publicado en:Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 161 - 176
Autor principal: Wincott, Abigail
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Intellect Ltd. Oct2025
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