NPR Reflections
Underwater researcher attempts world record for living underwater
I chose this story because it caught my attention for talking about underwater living. I have never heard about anyone wanting to live underwater and let alone, break a world record by living underwater. Some of the questions a reporter could’ve asked are “Where are you currently, are you in the underwater pod?” I think the way this reporter did her job was good, she addressed what needed to be done, like mentioning what that buzzing in the background was, and when the guy answered, it helped me be more immersed in the underwater pod.
Bird-cams aim to explain ‘peacocking,’” by Daniel Lane, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
I chose this story because the way the story was reported is very well made. A question that person would ask for sound bites are questions that add to a reporter’s information, like “Why were you fascinated with eye tracking on birds?” then segue into the person’s answer in the actual audio. I think the reporter did their research well, I feel like they mostly talked about self-experience, not any research. But, the experts in the video balance that out.
What happens when a director's camera is pointed at their own families?
I chose this story because it talks about directing and filmmaking, but the film is about your own family. A reporter might ask questions without long answers yet have a lot of expert information with the reporter's information to add. I think this reporter interviewed good people. I think that Asians don’t always have that spotlight in the media and I sort of related to this story in the sense that Asians like to live very privately and don’t like to be involved in anything and that’s just like my family.