Blog Post #3
Skills and Topic Reflection
There is no doubt that through pursuing the idea of online anonymity that I have become quite personally invested in learning about the topic. While I only have 3 on the street interviews and 2 expert interviews in my actual podcast, in actuality I recorded about 6 on the street interviews all ranging from five to 15 minutes long and one of my expert interviews was nearly 25 minutes worth of conversation discussing law social ramifications and other things that impact social anonymity and censorship. The focus of my audio story is to discuss the ways in which we can make the internet a safer place while still upholding the positive benefits of digital anonymity.
Over the course of making this audio story I have learned quite a few skills both from friends who have taken this class before teaching me basic tips such as using 'I' and 'O' to focus on a singular segment or delete larger segments, but also from just playing around with the software and figuring out that the yellow bar had something to do with volume.
Through watching videos and doing the weekly assigned readings though is where I think I learned the most about the components of a compelling story. The Ira Glass on Storytelling part 1 of 4 helped me break down the sections of my audio story but the most impactful video I watched was the Had Abumrad & Robert Krulwich interview on The Colbert Report which took the pressure off of finding a solution and instead switching my objective to stimulating conversation. It is what led me to choose a topic that is both topical, current, and has a very real impact on college students especially across the nation.
To hear a 30 second clip from this audio story, click HERE
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