The News From The WWW - 11/10/08 - Epsoide 35 - Now in San Diego!

Austin G · 11-10-2008, 04:10 PM

Episode 34 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org

Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week! Hat's off to Colin for stepping in with a 20min contribution - that helped pick up the slack since we had a few people take the week off.

Great news! Our show has been picked up by the KPBS Radio Reading service in San Diego, CA! KPBS > Radio Reading Service

"Since 1975. The service started with a handful of volunteers and less than 10 listeners. We now serve a few thousand listeners throughout the San Diego community and our diverse volunteer roster includes nearly 150 volunteers. There about 125 similar reading service throughout the U.S and a few other internationally."

If you have a chance, please go edit last week's post and delete your MP3 file attachment in order to conserve precious server space on Voice-Overs.com

As always, if you have never volunteered before, we would love to have you aboard! PM me with any questions.

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Instructions:

1. Select a news article that you would like to read (see guidelines below).

2. Create a post in this thread with the TITLE / HEADLINE of the article and a LINK / URL to the article to claim or get "dibs" on that story so no one else will take it or read a very similar article for this episode.

3. Record the title, intro script, article, and close script and save it as a MONO MP3 -6db with a sampling rate of 96 kbps 44100.

4. Edit your first post and add the recorded article / MP3 as an attachment and add the total run time / TRT in your post so we can track the length of the program (we need one hour worth of material).

5. DEADLINE: Please submit your recorded article by Sunday at Noon 11/16/08.

Guidelines for choosing a news article:

As a VO actor you have to read other peoples scripts all day - here you get a chance to read what you want / what interests you! Please keep in mind that the target audience is mostly older people with vision issues who already get a lot of the mainstream news from the RIS service through other volunteers reading local and regional newspapers in addition to listening to TV and regular radio. Please avoid political and breaking news as those are already covered and change from day to day. Pick articles that will have a week or more of shelf life. Also avoid celebrity gossip, stories of a sexual nature, murder, abuse, etc. Choose articles that you would feel comfortable reading to someone you just met etc. Articles that are interesting, funny, clever, etc.

Please choose / read articles that are longer than 3 min when read (not including intros).

A lot of short articles can be difficult to concentrate on / listen to. Often, you may come across an interesting story or news topic on one website but it is the abbreviated article. If you search the subject of the article on Google News Search, you might be able to find a longer / more in depth article on the subject from another news source. Just use your best judgment. If everyone contributed an article with a average length of 5 minutes, we would only need 12 VO actors contributing on a weekly basis to fill the hour time slot!

Script:

Here is the script I would like each person to read before reading their article in order to have consistency from one article to the next:

"[ARTICLE TITLE (for show intro montage), PAUSE]

Hi, this is [MY NAME] from [CITY, STATE] and [YOUR DOT COM WEBSITE (if applicable)] with an article about __________(short but intriguing summary about the article you chose).

PAUSE From [SOURCE], [TITLE OF ARTICLE].

[READ ARTICLE]

PAUSE, "For The News From The World Wide Web, I'm [YOUR NAME].

Example:

"City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy, (PAUSE) Hi, this is Homer Simpson from Springfield, Illinois and homersimpson.com with an article about how one small town is dealing with a skateboarding hooligans. PAUSE From the Springfield Gazette dot com, City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy" {STORY} "For the News From The World Wide Web, I'm Homer Simpson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are some good places to look for news articles:

The Drudge Report
DRUDGE REPORT 2008®

Yahoo News Most Popular Stories
Most popular news stories as ranked by readers of Yahoo! News

Newhouse News Service
Newhouse News Service - Home

AP Wire Top Stories from the New York Times
Associated Press News - Top Stories from the AP - The New York Times

The Consumerist (great blog on consumer topics - read the article their blog posts are talk about)
The Consumerist: Shoppers Bite Back

Roger Baker · 11-10-2008, 05:40 PM

Great News Austin!! Congratulations on this project! I'm glad to be a part of it! Thanks for asking us!

Here's mine for this week.

In Tough Times Layaway Makes A Comeback
In tough times, layaway makes a comeback - Consumer news

Run Time: 6:23

We seem to be a little light again this week. Thanks to Colin last week too for adding a long one. Here is another one if you need it. I have had it for a couple of weeks.

The 65 mpg Car Ford Won't Sell in the US
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...ell-in-us.aspx

Run Time: 4:27

Thanks
Roger

John Zadikian · 11-10-2008, 05:57 PM

They said Californy is the place we oughta be, so we loaded up our mics and we moved to Beverleeeeeeeeeeeee......lol! That's great news, Austin! And, kudos to Colin for the big assist on last week's show

My offering this week has to do with buying a car on a Sunday...and why you can and can't do it. (Here in Motown, we can't. Weird, eh?)

Car Dealers, Believing in a Day of Rest, Still Renounce Sunday Sales - WSJ.com#

TRT - 6:51

Diane Havens · 11-10-2008, 06:29 PM

Cool news about San Diego (one of my very favorite cities, btw!)
My article this week -- on Cleopatra. (double standards have been around for a long time.)

THE QUEEN OF DENIAL

Run time 6:30

Cleopatra Revisited | Newsweek Books | Newsweek.com

JohnWeeks · 11-10-2008, 10:20 PM

Here's mine for this week...

Music Headphones can interfere with Heart Devices

Music headphones can interfere with heart devices - Yahoo! News

TRT 3:33

Yog-Sothoth · 11-10-2008, 10:38 PM

Sorry, but I have to withdraw this time. Sick household here, so I don't want to sound like I was holding my nose the entire recording.

spartacus · 11-11-2008, 02:59 PM

Let's try this in honor of Veterans day.
TRT 8:57

On Veterans Day, Jerome Bredouw recalls his days in the Army in WWII

voicy1stef · 11-14-2008, 11:10 AM

Hi! Got a cold, and don't think you want a Bart Simpson sound-alike for this week's programme. Don't give up on me! I'll be back as soon as my voice is back! ha, ha!

Claired · 11-14-2008, 03:49 PM

ok, I'm taking the foreign accent syndrome, before someone else jumps on it!
ABC News: Foreign Accent Syndrome Gives Sufferers an International Sound

9'06

11-10-2008, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Austin G I Love Bison! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA Posts: 34	The News From The WWW - 11/10/08 - Epsoide 35 - Now in San Diego! Episode 34 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week! Hat's off to Colin for stepping in with a 20min contribution - that helped pick up the slack since we had a few people take the week off. Great news! Our show has been picked up by the KPBS Radio Reading service in San Diego, CA! KPBS > Radio Reading Service "Since 1975. The service started with a handful of volunteers and less than 10 listeners. We now serve a few thousand listeners throughout the San Diego community and our diverse volunteer roster includes nearly 150 volunteers. There about 125 similar reading service throughout the U.S and a few other internationally." If you have a chance, please go edit last week's post and delete your MP3 file attachment in order to conserve precious server space on Voice-Overs.com As always, if you have never volunteered before, we would love to have you aboard! PM me with any questions. --------------------- Instructions: 1. Select a news article that you would like to read (see guidelines below). 2. Create a post in this thread with the TITLE / HEADLINE of the article and a LINK / URL to the article to claim or get "dibs" on that story so no one else will take it or read a very similar article for this episode. 3. Record the title, intro script, article, and close script and save it as a MONO MP3 -6db with a sampling rate of 96 kbps 44100. 4. Edit your first post and add the recorded article / MP3 as an attachment and add the total run time / TRT in your post so we can track the length of the program (we need one hour worth of material). 5. DEADLINE: Please submit your recorded article by Sunday at Noon 11/16/08. Guidelines for choosing a news article: As a VO actor you have to read other peoples scripts all day - here you get a chance to read what you want / what interests you! Please keep in mind that the target audience is mostly older people with vision issues who already get a lot of the mainstream news from the RIS service through other volunteers reading local and regional newspapers in addition to listening to TV and regular radio. Please avoid political and breaking news as those are already covered and change from day to day. Pick articles that will have a week or more of shelf life. Also avoid celebrity gossip, stories of a sexual nature, murder, abuse, etc. Choose articles that you would feel comfortable reading to someone you just met etc. Articles that are interesting, funny, clever, etc. Please choose / read articles that are longer than 3 min when read (not including intros). A lot of short articles can be difficult to concentrate on / listen to. Often, you may come across an interesting story or news topic on one website but it is the abbreviated article. If you search the subject of the article on Google News Search, you might be able to find a longer / more in depth article on the subject from another news source. Just use your best judgment. If everyone contributed an article with a average length of 5 minutes, we would only need 12 VO actors contributing on a weekly basis to fill the hour time slot! Script: Here is the script I would like each person to read before reading their article in order to have consistency from one article to the next: "[ARTICLE TITLE (for show intro montage), PAUSE] Hi, this is [MY NAME] from [CITY, STATE] and [YOUR DOT COM WEBSITE (if applicable)] with an article about __________(short but intriguing summary about the article you chose). PAUSE From [SOURCE], [TITLE OF ARTICLE]. [READ ARTICLE] PAUSE, "For The News From The World Wide Web, I'm [YOUR NAME]. Example: "City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy, (PAUSE) Hi, this is Homer Simpson from Springfield, Illinois and homersimpson.com with an article about how one small town is dealing with a skateboarding hooligans. PAUSE From the Springfield Gazette dot com, City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy" {STORY} "For the News From The World Wide Web, I'm Homer Simpson -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some good places to look for news articles: The Drudge Report DRUDGE REPORT 2008® Yahoo News Most Popular Stories Most popular news stories as ranked by readers of Yahoo! News Newhouse News Service Newhouse News Service - Home AP Wire Top Stories from the New York Times Associated Press News - Top Stories from the AP - The New York Times The Consumerist (great blog on consumer topics - read the article their blog posts are talk about) The Consumerist: Shoppers Bite Back

11-10-2008, 05:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Roger Baker CEO Galactic Empire Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 41	Great News Austin!! Congratulations on this project! I'm glad to be a part of it! Thanks for asking us! Here's mine for this week. In Tough Times Layaway Makes A Comeback In tough times, layaway makes a comeback - Consumer news Run Time: 6:23 We seem to be a little light again this week. Thanks to Colin last week too for adding a long one. Here is another one if you need it. I have had it for a couple of weeks. The 65 mpg Car Ford Won't Sell in the US http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...ell-in-us.aspx Run Time: 4:27 Thanks Roger __________________ Find more from the Galactic Empire CEO at: www.bakerstreetmusic.com Last edited by Roger Baker; 11-19-2008 at 11:21 PM. Reason: remove file

11-10-2008, 05:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
John Zadikian Chiming in from Motown Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 100	They said Californy is the place we oughta be, so we loaded up our mics and we moved to Beverleeeeeeeeeeeee......lol! That's great news, Austin! And, kudos to Colin for the big assist on last week's show My offering this week has to do with buying a car on a Sunday...and why you can and can't do it. (Here in Motown, we can't. Weird, eh?) Car Dealers, Believing in a Day of Rest, Still Renounce Sunday Sales - WSJ.com# TRT - 6:51 __________________ John Zadikian On air - On hold - Online The voice of AAA, Kmart and Hy-Safe Technology http://jzvoice.voices.com www.Voice123.com/johnzadikian Last edited by John Zadikian; 11-19-2008 at 11:43 AM.

11-10-2008, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Diane Havens Pacific East Coast Voicer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 872	Cool news about San Diego (one of my very favorite cities, btw!) My article this week -- on Cleopatra. (double standards have been around for a long time.) THE QUEEN OF DENIAL Run time 6:30 Cleopatra Revisited \| Newsweek Books \| Newsweek.com __________________ Diane http://web.mac.com/dbhavens Last edited by Diane Havens; 11-23-2008 at 06:08 PM. Reason: remove file

11-10-2008, 10:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Yog-Sothoth Gene Montgomery Join Date: May 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 34	Sorry, but I have to withdraw this time. Sick household here, so I don't want to sound like I was holding my nose the entire recording. Last edited by Yog-Sothoth; 11-16-2008 at 10:41 AM.

11-14-2008, 11:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
voicy1stef User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lovely England Posts: 194	Hi! Got a cold, and don't think you want a Bart Simpson sound-alike for this week's programme. Don't give up on me! I'll be back as soon as my voice is back! ha, ha! __________________ Acting is Art, Love, Giving & Prosperity Do the thing you love, work diligently and the money will follow //(^.^)\\ www.stefsvoice4u.co.uk http://stefsvoice.wordpress.com

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