Man, the stuff you can find on Craigslist! This piece starts off sounding almost like one of those mockumentaries you might hear on Morning Edition on April Fool's Day. But this is the real deal, and as the piece progresses, producer Nathanael Johnson takes us into some thoughtful philosophical territory. I love Nathanael's treatment of this piece. He takes a few well-chosen opportunities to hit comic home-runs with his narration, but he also treats his subject with journalistic due-diligence and respect. This is a really well done story on a thought-provoking topic.
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Produced by Nathanael Johnson
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Aaron Henkin
Posted on November 08, 2006 at 11:39 AM | Permalink
Review of Recruiting Musician Soldiers
Man, the stuff you can find on Craigslist! This piece starts off sounding almost like one of those mockumentaries you might hear on Morning Edition on April Fool's Day. But this is the real deal, and as the piece progresses, producer Nathanael Johnson takes us into some thoughtful philosophical territory. I love Nathanael's treatment of this piece. He takes a few well-chosen opportunities to hit comic home-runs with his narration, but he also treats his subject with journalistic due-diligence and respect. This is a really well done story on a thought-provoking topic.
Jackson Braider
Posted on August 28, 2006 at 08:40 PM | Permalink
Review of Recruiting Musician Soldiers
A surprising piece -- who knew the Army would turn to Craig's List to find musicians to fill their ranks?
PDs should block out space on their ATC clock for this piece -- we've got too little good military news these days.