Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

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Since 1973, the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies has taught students from all over the United States and around the world to become skilled documentarians and storytellers. At the core of Salt is a 24/7 15-week experience. Motivated individuals from all walks of life come to Salt to focus on documentary storytelling, develop new skills, and build expertise. Our faculty members are working documentarians and teaching professionals who help provide a strong foundation for students to make their best work. 

Series

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59 Pieces

The SaltCast was a bi-weekly podcast produced from 2008-2010, aimed at pulling back the curtain on radio storytelling. From fieldwork and recording techniques to narrative and ethics, Saltcast explored the ins-and-outs of radio production. If you want to hear more Salt radio work, including that produced by more recent students, check out http://www.prx.org/group_accounts/1185-salt !


Pieces

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Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
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The volunteer choral group, Evensong, specializes in singing the last music their audience will ever hear.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 3
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The US has the highest per capita incarceration rate of any country. At the Maine State Prison, inmates are being taught skills to care for their ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 2
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Preppers are a unique group of people united by the belief that they must prepare for future catastrophes.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
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What's next for Millinocket, Maine

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Questions surface about brain harvesting in Maine.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 3
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The residents of Islesboro, Maine are fighting against a growing Lyme disease panic.

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Mainers take matters of death into their own hands.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 1
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In the past decade, dark sky festivals have become attractions in parks across the U.S. 

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 6
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The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine is a neurological disorder with a pretty bizarre name.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 4