KBIA Adderall Story by Brandon Twichell

I found the Adderall story to be the most compelling. It is a great example of radio journalism with its many interviews, notes, and its proximity. It brings to light a problem that most students might not know about since most of the drug-swapping is done in private. The reporter obviously had to do some digging in order to find an illegal user, so this is also a great example of investigative journalism.

The one thing that worked really well with this story that might not have worked so well with print or television journalism is the use of anonymous sources. Since a couple of the sources agreed to allow their voices to be used for the interview while keeping their identities unknown, the audience is better  able to trust the sources. Had the sources been used for a print piece, or had the interviewers agreed to be in silhouette for a television interview, the audience (and editor, for that matter) may have been skeptical of the sources' validity.   Radio journalism is probably the best--and only--way to use anonymous sources.