Monday, February 23, 2009

Adderal story response - Manu

The way Justin begins the story is nice. It is in line with the subject matter of the story. He has a good script too. I also like the way he adds a touch of humor to the story and gives a practical reason for what is happening. Instead of making the story traditional, boring educational type, the journalist tries to focus on the practical side, what is the actual reason behind the popularity of Adderal among the college students. Without lecturing, he highlights the misuse of the drug by the students. However, there is a thin line between reporting in such a way and indirectly promoting such a use. A journalist needs to be aware of such matters whenever reporting on such sensitive issues.
In the story, it is also interesting how the journalist found so many sources. He also includes some numbers,but does not burden the listener. The length of the Adderal story is 7 minutes, which is quite a long time for a radio story, but Justin keeps our attention to the story giving us different perspectives and some interesting information from the users. It definitely is not easy to make a long radio story!

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