KBIA Story - Lauren Zima

I enjoyed the KBIA "Neuticles" story. I thought there was some really clever writing ("the cadillac of dog testicles costs 900 bones") and that the reporter got some awesome quotes (the guy talking about how one person put the testicles on his alligator, how mostly male pet owners and extreme pet owners buy these things, etc.). I would've liked a little more natural sound, but I understand that there might not have been many options other than dogs barking, which the story had.

I also tried to examine KBIA's coverage on Columbia's police chief candidates, "Columbia Residents Meet Police Chief Candidates." Personally, I found the coverage boring. There was a short intro paragraph which explained that the candidates had just had their first round of interviews, then listed each candidate's name and where they were from. Following this paragraph was a recording of each candidate's interview. I suppose having the recordings is useful to some and definitely provides depth, but I find it hard to believe that many people are sitting at their computers listening to each candidate's interview in its entirety. I could see adding these interviews as extras to a more central story, but a more central story wasn't available.

I expected more on the Web from KBIA, but could find very few audio clips of stories that had run on the air. I tried to listen to the podcasts but needed to have a subscription. Perhaps the Web site was just difficult to navigate, but I expected more.