SoundCloud Voices is a weekly Community feature focusing on new spoken word creators found on SoundCloud. It might be a podcast, radio show, audio book, interview, audio messages, a poem, anything! Keep an eye out every Thursday for a new post.

This week on SoundCloud Voices we take a look a highly admired and awarded journalist Anthony Shadid who sadly died last week.  An American of Lebanese decent, Anthony won the pulitzer prize twice for his exceptional coverage of the U.S occupation of Iraq and introduced a wide audience of people to the events in the Middle East.  He reported on Libya, Tunisia, Iraq and Lebanon to name a few countries he worked.  He sadly died of an asthma attack while covering the confilct in Syria.  The following recordings are a collection of recordings of Anthony himself, retrospectives and tributes.

First up is Democracy Now’s retrospective piece on Anthony.  It’s an amazing listen, you can hear past interviews with him where, for example, he recollects him and his team were kidnapped in Libya.  Take a listen to hear that story and more below.

Then there is the International Center for Journalists, a non profit organisation which promotes quality journalism, posted an old recording from Anthony speaking at an event in 2010 about the media’s role in covering the Middle East.  He recounts some incredible events from his time working for the Washington Post in Baghdad.

And finally radio station KCRW were able to speak to Anthony’s colleague at the New York Times (another publication he worked at), Susan Chira.  She recalls Anthony’s character and some of his incredible stories in Syria and Iraq.  Take a listen below.

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SoundCloud Voices is a weekly Community feature focusing on new spoken word creators found on SoundCloud. It might be a podcast, radio show, audio book, interview, audio messages, a poem, anything! Keep an eye out every Thursday for a new post.

This week on SoundCloud Voices we take a look (and listen) to a selection of authors who are using SoundCloud to promote newly released books. Clay Johnson, Barantunde Thurston and Dylan Ratigan have all released books recently and are currently out on the road promoting them. Here’s how they are using SoundCloud.

Firstly Clay Johnson, author of Information Diet, a book about consuming information in a healthy way.  Healthy information consumption habits are about more than productivity and efficiency. They’re about your personal health, and the health of society. Just as junk food can lead to obesity, junk information can lead to new forms of ignorance.  The book explains the role of information throughout history and why following Clay’s prescribed diet it essential is today’s information age.  He’s been using SoundCloud to post interviews he’s made on various radio shows.  Take a listen below and learn more!

Next up is Baratunde Thurston, who is Director of digital at the brilliant The Onion and co founded the black political blog, Jack and Jill Politics.  He has recently released a book called How to be Black which takes a look at humorous look at the modern day views and opinions on race and racial politics, essentially he explains how to be black using stories and experiences from himself and family.  Chapters include “How to be the Black Friend” and “How to speak for all black people”.  Currently on a promotional book tour he’s been using the SoundCloud iPhone app to record a “tourcast” giving updates and comments on the latest goings on as he travels across America. Take a listen to his post on Blackentine’s Day!

And last but not least is Mr Dylan Ratigan.  Long term SoundClouder and vocal political economist, Dylan has recently released a book called Greedy Bastards which has a subtitle that perfectly summarises the focus of the book – How can we stop corporate communists, bankers and other vampires from sucking America dry.  In alignment to this book, Dylan has continued to make his brilliant podcast but this time calling it Greedy Bastards Antidote – so essentially its a range of podcasts featuring guests and experts to discuss ways to stop solve the broken systems that have developed the current financial crisis.  Take a listen to episode 2 where Dylan and his guest, Dr Jeffrey Brenner, discuss healthcare.

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SoundCloud Voices is a weekly Community feature focusing on new spoken word creators found on SoundCloud. It might be a podcast, radio show, audio book, interview, audio messages, a poem, anything! Keep an eye out every Thursday for a new post.

Voices this week takes a look at some charity organisations using SoundCloud, ranging from Marie Curie, to BAFTA and the Children’s Radio Foundation.

First up Marie Curie has been using SoundCloud to embed audio into their site.  Using the mini player the cancer care charity have posted recordings of their nurses explaining the support they provide and where donations go in terms of the help they provide.  Take a look on their site for an example and listen below.
 

Next up is BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts who fund the development of all art forms of the moving image.  They have been using SoundCloud as part of their education initiative.  They record and share Q&As with various directors, actors and experts in the industry.  Take a listen to one of their Q&As with Martin Scorsese and Ben Kingsley about new film Hugo below and check out their site to listen to more Q&As with some of the films up for BAFTA nominations!
 

Finally the Children’s Radio Foundation gives young people the skills and tools to make their voices heard. Using radio and other low-cost communication technologies, they build local capacity to create and sustain community-based youth media initiatives.  Doing great work in various countries in Africa, the charity is also supported by the likes of MIT and UNICEF.  Take a listen below to one of the many great pieces the children make as part of the program.

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