Summary: Shia Levitt looks at an oil spill from the 1950s has left millions of gallons of oil underneath the residential and commerical neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
A very important story. Would be a perfect fit for any local news station in or around NYC, or perhaps an environmental show. The producers writing and production are top notch. However, in my opinion there just seems to be too much info coming at the listener too quickly. Granted, it is a very edgy newsy time piece, but at almost 7 minutes I think it is just too much for the average listener to follow especially with the clips come so fast. As I said, a very important story, it seems like there must be a way to get the main points across while in less time.
Very informative and to the point. This piece is particularly useful for freshman students because of its length and easy language, high interest. Of course, accompanied by visuals would naturally add to its value, it works well as an audio piece.
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Adam Allington
Posted on June 02, 2004 at 02:12 PM | Permalink
Review of Brooklyn Oil Spill
A very important story. Would be a perfect fit for any local news station in or around NYC, or perhaps an environmental show. The producers writing and production are top notch. However, in my opinion there just seems to be too much info coming at the listener too quickly. Granted, it is a very edgy newsy time piece, but at almost 7 minutes I think it is just too much for the average listener to follow especially with the clips come so fast. As I said, a very important story, it seems like there must be a way to get the main points across while in less time.
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Posted on June 02, 2004 at 09:27 AM | Permalink
Review of Brooklyn Oil Spill
Very informative and to the point. This piece is particularly useful for freshman students because of its length and easy language, high interest. Of course, accompanied by visuals would naturally add to its value, it works well as an audio piece.