November 2021 News Roundup

How intelligent is AI?

EDITORS AND AGENTS LAUD ACTORS’ IMPACT AS SPECTRE OF AI LOOMS

There is no person more integral to the success of the audiobook than the narrator. [Source: thebookseller.com]

HOW TO GET A JOB AS A VOICE ACTOR

The explosion of content being developed for screens of all sizes has led to a burgeoning demand for actors. [Source: news.yahoo.com]

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 2021 AUDIO UK AUDIO PRODUCTION AWARDS

The APAs, organized by AudioUK, celebrate the craft skills behind radio, podcast, and audiobook production. [Source: radiotoday.co.uk]

WE NEED TO STOP ASKING THE QUESTION, "DO AUDIOBOOKS COUNT AS READING?"

We’ve been having this conversation for decades now, and the only reason the question of whether or not audiobooks count as reading has persisted, is because non-disabled people keep insisting on asking it. [Source: bookriot.com]