Review of Just Like Music: Preserving the Coeur d'Alene Language (deleted)
Great intro. The topic, though hardly new, is covered in a such a way that reminds us of the timeliness of the issue (which is, oddly, rooted in it's timelessness). It is a very newsy piece, in that it refrains from having a hopeful or hopeless tone, which would be very easy to do when discussing the death of some aspect of culture. And after all that, a great ending.
This piece, in addition to covering an interesting topic and presenting information that may not be common knowlege, is an excellent people piece. It shows that there is as much diversity to be found in the city in the middle of the day as in the middle fo the night. It is at many points a fine example of the strengths of radio, it's ability to put us "there" with through thoughtful, well-placed atmospheric audio samples. He does a good job of bringing the unexpected bustle at a time of night many people have never even seen, as well as tackling health and social issues related to the subject. It's interesting, surprising, funny and moves rather quickly.
The piece was very interesting, and covered well several aspects of the bus trade across boarders. It seems only to lack a little bit of context regarding the prevalence of this practice in the rest of the country or at least the region. A little historical context as to the growth or decline of the practice over time. The anecdotal nature of the story was certainly a strong point and need not be altered, but it would benefit from just little bit of expansion that would also add depth.
This is a fresh, honest look at a familiar sort of neighborhood, but without familiar commentary of tragedy or hope or injustice. The young men who narrate the story use the banal to tell a story, explain a history, capture the present, and speculate on the future.
These kids are smart. And they're funny. And they're frank. They show an impressive journalistic knack, having the sort of detached objectivity that lets the pathos of the situation express itself unforced. Even at very personal points, they simply let the situation unfold, let the interviewees tell their own stories in their own way.
It's certainly worth more than one listen: once for the main audio, once for the background noise, and once to let it all come together to create true depth.
Comments by Jennifer Oladipo
Comment for "Just Like Music: Preserving the Coeur d'Alene Language" (deleted)
Jennifer Oladipo
Posted on January 31, 2005 at 06:03 PM
Review of Just Like Music: Preserving the Coeur d'Alene Language (deleted)
Great intro. The topic, though hardly new, is covered in a such a way that reminds us of the timeliness of the issue (which is, oddly, rooted in it's timelessness). It is a very newsy piece, in that it refrains from having a hopeful or hopeless tone, which would be very easy to do when discussing the death of some aspect of culture. And after all that, a great ending.
Comment for "Working the Night Shift"
Jennifer Oladipo
Posted on January 31, 2005 at 05:49 PM | Permalink
Review of Working the Night Shift
This piece, in addition to covering an interesting topic and presenting information that may not be common knowlege, is an excellent people piece. It shows that there is as much diversity to be found in the city in the middle of the day as in the middle fo the night. It is at many points a fine example of the strengths of radio, it's ability to put us "there" with through thoughtful, well-placed atmospheric audio samples. He does a good job of bringing the unexpected bustle at a time of night many people have never even seen, as well as tackling health and social issues related to the subject. It's interesting, surprising, funny and moves rather quickly.
Comment for "Fresh Direct to Honduras"
Jennifer Oladipo
Posted on January 17, 2005 at 02:24 PM | Permalink
Review of Fresh Direct to Honduras
The piece was very interesting, and covered well several aspects of the bus trade across boarders. It seems only to lack a little bit of context regarding the prevalence of this practice in the rest of the country or at least the region. A little historical context as to the growth or decline of the practice over time. The anecdotal nature of the story was certainly a strong point and need not be altered, but it would benefit from just little bit of expansion that would also add depth.
Comment for "Ghetto Life 101"
Jennifer Oladipo
Posted on November 10, 2004 at 05:29 PM | Permalink
Review of Ghetto Life 101
This is a fresh, honest look at a familiar sort of neighborhood, but without familiar commentary of tragedy or hope or injustice. The young men who narrate the story use the banal to tell a story, explain a history, capture the present, and speculate on the future.
These kids are smart. And they're funny. And they're frank. They show an impressive journalistic knack, having the sort of detached objectivity that lets the pathos of the situation express itself unforced. Even at very personal points, they simply let the situation unfold, let the interviewees tell their own stories in their own way.
It's certainly worth more than one listen: once for the main audio, once for the background noise, and once to let it all come together to create true depth.