Summary: In our town, there are those streets so infamous, that when you utter their names, your voice seems to ricochet like the shots so often fired there. West 9th is one such street, and the kids you're about to meet are the kids in the way of those bullets.
Inspirational and thought provoking is what this piece really is. When interviewing the young boys I could actually visualize them in there everyday lives. But it was scary because these boys are my nephews age and it is ashame that there innocent victums of circumstance. How the interviewer did follow up questions was well done. It gave the interview more of a flow rather than a chopped up interview, you can tell that she was well prepared and had a sense of what questions might be asked other than the ones she had in front of her. And thats what I think makes a wondorful interview and a great reporter, your follow up questions. You ask questions the listener might be wondering and for that it made your piece very mature. The sound of the mic was on point as well. Even though you were outside I could here them perfectly. I look forward to knowing what men these boys will turn out to be.
I thought that this story is really intresting because not too often does an insider form a place of conflict take the change to tell the story about their neighborhood from a humanistic point of view. Some aspects of this story were unclear or incomplete. For example, the Surenos is the name of the gang. Who are they fighting against? Is it over drugs, territory? The boys who were interviewed all live in the same neighborhood. Why are they afraid of being split up? I don't know if I missed something, but once these questions are answered, then this story will be an A+. Looking foward to the next installment!
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Jaimita Haskell
Posted on September 18, 2006 at 12:50 PM | Permalink
Review of The Boys of West 9th
Inspirational and thought provoking is what this piece really is. When interviewing the young boys I could actually visualize them in there everyday lives. But it was scary because these boys are my nephews age and it is ashame that there innocent victums of circumstance. How the interviewer did follow up questions was well done. It gave the interview more of a flow rather than a chopped up interview, you can tell that she was well prepared and had a sense of what questions might be asked other than the ones she had in front of her. And thats what I think makes a wondorful interview and a great reporter, your follow up questions. You ask questions the listener might be wondering and for that it made your piece very mature. The sound of the mic was on point as well. Even though you were outside I could here them perfectly. I look forward to knowing what men these boys will turn out to be.
natalia brown
Posted on September 18, 2006 at 09:42 AM | Permalink
Review of The Boys of West 9th
I thought that this story is really intresting because not too often does an insider form a place of conflict take the change to tell the story about their neighborhood from a humanistic point of view. Some aspects of this story were unclear or incomplete. For example, the Surenos is the name of the gang. Who are they fighting against? Is it over drugs, territory? The boys who were interviewed all live in the same neighborhood. Why are they afraid of being split up? I don't know if I missed something, but once these questions are answered, then this story will be an A+. Looking foward to the next installment!