I love the content of this piece, and of the "Ethically Speaking" series in general, but I don't like the way it translates into radio. The dialogue over an ethical question between producers Dean Ritz and Deni Elliot is a bit too contrived and "cute" for my taste, even though it does get the point across. In listening to the piece, I can't help but think of it as a module in an ethics training CD, rather than a self-contained radio piece. After the banter, listeners are told to send their comments to a web site, which doesn't do much for the effectiveness of the piece by itself. The credits alone take 15 seconds in a two minute piece, and I get the feeling I'm listening to something that was done more for the benefit of the grantor than the listener. As I said, I think the content is excellent, but in reviewing the piece for radio broadcast it comes up short for me.
Review of Photographic Molestation (#156)
Phil Corriveau
Posted on October 22, 2006 at 01:50 PM
I love the content of this piece, and of the "Ethically Speaking" series in general, but I don't like the way it translates into radio. The dialogue over an ethical question between producers Dean Ritz and Deni Elliot is a bit too contrived and "cute" for my taste, even though it does get the point across. In listening to the piece, I can't help but think of it as a module in an ethics training CD, rather than a self-contained radio piece. After the banter, listeners are told to send their comments to a web site, which doesn't do much for the effectiveness of the piece by itself. The credits alone take 15 seconds in a two minute piece, and I get the feeling I'm listening to something that was done more for the benefit of the grantor than the listener. As I said, I think the content is excellent, but in reviewing the piece for radio broadcast it comes up short for me.