NPR Newscast

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/worldservice/meta/tx/summary5min?size=au&bgc=003399&lang=en-ws&nbram=1&nbwm=1



Title of Feature: NPR news radio

Who produced the Feature: Lackshmie Sain

Length of the Feature: 3 min, 48 sec

Describe Feature:
The stories line up were made up of seven news. First was, accusing Taliban of the suicide bombing.
Second, Obama will sign to officially accept gays and lesbians with a voice over of president Obama declaring this publicly.
Third, two small planes collided in St. Louisiana 2 people were killed two others were injured during training.
Forth, Turkey and Armenia trying to make diplomatic ties after years of a hostile relationship.
Fifth, French physicist suspected of connection to Taliban
Sixth, championship cancelled due to snow after waiting for it for a year

Was the feature interesting?
The news cast was very interesting and what was special about it was Obama’s declaration in public and using it in the news cast. The news themselves were brief and informative and to the point and I liked that however some stories were highlighted more than others for example, the plan crash and the news about the championship was very brief.

Quality of Sound/ Nat Sound:
The quality was good as I thought and the use of Obama’s sound bite was really influential
Quality of the Announcer’s voice:
I had some problems understanding some words and looked them up then it all made sense but as for the reporter he was good as well and I enjoyed listening to it.

Was the Feature too long/ short?
The information were straight forward and to the point even the information was as brief and informative as possible. I liked that way of handling use as they are to me the most effective and it had some problems about elaborating some of the news as I mentioned above.