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IPM and Department of Media & Cinema Studies team up to offer teen podcast workshops

 Many teenagers love listening to podcasts. Now there's a new way to learn how to make them here thanks to a partnership between Illinois Public Media and the Department of Media & Cinema Studies. Professor Angela Aguayo founded the Content Creation Lab, which will allow central Illinois teenagers to learn how to make audio and video podcasts.
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Illinois Public Media and the College of Media team up to offer teen podcast workshops
The workshops will be held April 4, 11 and 25. Registration is required.
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