Sunday, April 19, 2009

Final Broadcast Assignment

WATCH "THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT" NEWSCAST


-60 Seconds-


(ANCHOR ON CAM)


IT WAS A GLOOMY MORNING WHEN VOLUNTEERS AT DE ANZA COLLEGE HUNG 30 COLORED T-SHIRTS ON A CLOTHESLINE ACROSS THE CAMPUS CENTER PATIO.


THE MARCH TWENTY-FIRST "CLOTHESLINE PROJECT" WAS ONE OF MANY OCCURRING YEAR-ROUND THROUGH-OUT THE USA. ITS MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN, BUT MALE VICTIMS ARE EQUALLY ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.


(ANCHOR/VO)


THE T-SHIRTS VIVIDLY DESCRIBED PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT RANGED FROM THE DISTURBING…TO THE NIGHTMAR-ISH.


HEALTH DIRECTOR MARY-JO LO-MAX SAID THE CONCEPT OF THE T-SHIRTS IS TO ALLOW VICTIMS TO UN-BURDEN THEMSELVES OF THEIR HIDDEN ABUSE AND ENCOURAGE OTHER VICTIMS TO DO THE SAME.


WHITE T-SHIRTS, COLORED MARKERS AND PRIVATE TABLES WERE OFFERED TO ALL VICTIMS TO ANON-UH-MUS-LEE DECORATE AND ADD TO THE EXHIBIT: THEY WERE ASKED ONLY NOT TO USE FULL NAMES ON THE SHIRTS.


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2 comments:

  1. Starting with the "gloomy morning" doesn't really get my attention.

    Make it present tense wherever possible (I know you're writing this after the fact, but a broadcast story would usually be done the same day). So use "says" instead of "said," etc.

    Radio Script: 22/25
    Broadcast (podcast or video) or Video Script: ?? (did you do this? Also worth 25 points)

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  2. Duh ... I guess I missed the link. Your video looks good. I particularly like it that you included shots of some of the T-shirts.

    25/25

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