Monday, May 5, 2008

Daily Forty-Niner weekly podcast

I purposed a weekly podcast for the Daily Forty-Niner, a weekly paper at Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB), that would highlight a current event or story from the reporters perspective. This would allow the reporters to give the inside scoop to the audience and allow the audience to share their views on the subject.

The first podcast was about the demolition and reconstruction to the old Outpost located on CSULB's campus. I interviewed the main reporter on the beat which is Tiffany Rider. The experience was interesting. I never realized how many times it would take for someone to feel comfortable being recorded. The person being recorded has to be relaxed, calm, and know what they are going to say. Many times people would quickly blurt out what they wanted to say, which would cause their message to be hard to understand. I would have to talk to them for a little while, make them feel comfortable and then ask them my questions. Although my podcast was never posted, the stories that Tiffany wrote can be found at:

Year of Construction:
http://media.www.daily49er.com/media/storage/paper1042/news/2008/03/20/News/Year-Of.Construction.Under.Way.At.Csulb-3276703.shtml

Asbestos discovery delays demolition of The Outpost
http://media.www.daily49er.com/media/storage/paper1042/news/2008/03/19/News/Asbestos.Discovery.Delays.Demolition.Of.The.Outpost-3274366.shtml

Outpost groundbreaking kicks off remodel
http://media.www.daily49er.com/media/storage/paper1042/news/2008/03/11/News/Outpost.Groundbreaking.Kicks.Off.Remodel-3262459.shtml

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