Out on the Wire

Out on the Wire Episode 8: Your Baby's Ugly

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Jan 5, 2016
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ANECDOTE

Watching A Brutal Snap Judgment Edit

  • Jessica Abel watched a two-hour Snap Judgment edit over Skype and felt stunned by the rigorous critique process.
  • She realized edits subject your 'baby' story to cold scrutiny but make it stronger.
INSIGHT

Editing Is Where Shows Are Made

  • Editorial collaboration is the 'magic pixy dust' that makes stories possible and great.
  • Ira Glass and his team spent far more time editing than in the field, proving editing is the biggest part of showmaking.
ANECDOTE

Planet Money's Radical Rework

  • Jessica sent a finished episode to Robert Smith and Jess Jiang of Planet Money and they reordered, cut, and rewrote about a third of it.
  • The team cut six minutes and the final episode became the best audio they'd made.
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