Comments on: What theme should I choose for a 30 minute radio newsmagazine?

Question: What theme should I choose for a 30 minute radio newsmagazine?

stokast — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:14:06 -0800

Next Friday I will be the producer for a 30 minute radio newsmagazine. What should the theme of the show be?

There is a staff of about 10 reporters (journalism students). I want the theme to be broad enough to give them some leeway, but narrow enough that they have to be a bit more creative.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:22:09 -0800

Well, what kind of newsmagazine is it? What topics are normally covered?

By: planetkyoto

planetkyoto — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:08:34 -0800

D.I.Y.
The Corporate-Academic relationship
Kampus Kops (must be spelled with K's or one big K)
Whither goest the scholar-athlete ideal?

By: notcostello

notcostello — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:30:52 -0800

Without knowing the type of newsmagazine limit their scope by differentiating where they can get their information. Let some only get their information through interviewing individuals, others only through the internet, others only through reading actual physical newspers.

I would think that it would be interesting to see the different perspective that each got if they could only get the pulse of the story though one type of distribution.

If the the topic was national or international nature, then you could see the differences between the newspapers (the ones physically accesible in the area) vs those who can every perspective imanigiable vs only speaking to to individuals (both locally & internationally).

You could probably mix & match in any number of ways to suit the resources & topic.

By: stokast

stokast — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:23:40 -0800

Because it's a show by students, the topics vary from week to week. They aren't limited to campus issues, but the stories are usually local.

By: MegoSteve

MegoSteve — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:11:13 -0800

Intelligent design might be an interesting topic. There's plenty to cover, between Dover and Kansas and Pat Robertson.

By: 517

517 — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:57:23 -0800

Affluenza, the growing american personal debt bug.

By: spicynuts

spicynuts — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:03:25 -0800

I'd humbly suggest that a brief perusal of the front page of MeFi should give you ample fodder for coming up with a topic.

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:22:40 -0800

Student economics is always a hot topic -- payin' the bills, getting by on a shoestring salary and still being able to buy books, etc.