The News From The WWW - 12/15/08 - Epsoide 40 - BRRRRRRR!

Austin G · 12-15-2008, 12:09 PM

Episode 38 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org

Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week!!! A big thanks to John Z and Cameron T for contributing multiple articles for last week's show!

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 12/21/08.

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
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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 · 12-15-2008, 12:25 PM

Here's mine for the week

Sometimes Fists Fly at Chuck E. Cheese's
, Â* Find local restaurants, nightlife, and events on MSN City Guides

Run Time: 9:04
Thanks

John Zadikian · 12-15-2008, 12:42 PM

Here's one (of maybe two) for this week...

It's a story about a Detroit state representative district that is made up largely of two different ethnic groups, but you won't believe the ethnic backgrounds of the outgoing and incoming reps.

TRT - 7:00

Unlikely union builds political win for Rashida Tlaib | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

JohnWeeks · 12-15-2008, 06:48 PM

Here's my contribution this week...

Cost of 12 days of Christmas rises to $86,609

Cost of 12 days of Christmas rises to $86,609 - Holiday retail- msnbc.com

TRT 4:04

Colin Campbell · 12-15-2008, 08:53 PM

Attempt to ban "Rudolf..."

WECT TV6 - WECT.com - Wilmington, NC news and weather - To sing or to not sing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer? That is the question

Running time: 2:26

Merry Christmas!

Claired · 12-18-2008, 08:57 AM

sorry, I won't be able to contribute for a few weeks.
I'll be back as soon as I can.

John Zadikian · 12-18-2008, 11:54 AM

I'll chip in another one on what not to say at the holiday table...

Taboo topics for holiday gatherings

TRT - 6:15

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28285765/

Diane Havens · 12-19-2008, 02:24 PM

Busy week, but here's one unfortunately that's hitting close to home:

Nursing Home Industry worries about new ratings
run time 6:01

Nursing home industry worries about new ratings | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com

spartacus · 12-20-2008, 11:09 PM

Cancer screening part of Trade Show | MLB.com: News

TRT 5:56

Roger Baker · 12-20-2008, 11:26 PM

Here's another quick one for the Chrsitams season

Are Santa's Reindeer Boys or Girls?
FOXNews.com - Are Santa's Reindeer Boys or Girls? - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News

Run Time: 3:16

Merry Christmas everybody!!

12-15-2008, 12:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Austin G I Love Bison! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA Posts: 44	The News From The WWW - 12/15/08 - Epsoide 40 - BRRRRRRR! Episode 38 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week!!! A big thanks to John Z and Cameron T for contributing multiple articles for last week's show! 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 12/21/08. 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

12-15-2008, 12:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Roger Baker CEO Galactic Empire Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 67	Where a kid can be a kid.... Here's mine for the week Sometimes Fists Fly at Chuck E. Cheese's , Â* Find local restaurants, nightlife, and events on MSN City Guides Run Time: 9:04 Thanks __________________ Find more from the Galactic Empire CEO at: www.bakerstreetmusic.com Last edited by Roger Baker; 01-01-2009 at 01:40 PM. Reason: remove file

12-15-2008, 12:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
John Zadikian Chiming in from Motown Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 320	Here's one (of maybe two) for this week... It's a story about a Detroit state representative district that is made up largely of two different ethnic groups, but you won't believe the ethnic backgrounds of the outgoing and incoming reps. TRT - 7:00 Unlikely union builds political win for Rashida Tlaib \| Freep.com \| Detroit Free Press __________________ John Zadikian \| On Air - On Hold - Online "Don't Pick Just Any Voice...Make A Sound Choice" www.facebook.com/jzvoice www.linkedin.com/in/zadikian www.voice123.com/johnzadikian Last edited by John Zadikian; 12-30-2008 at 10:42 AM.

12-15-2008, 06:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
JohnWeeks User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 234	Here's my contribution this week... Cost of 12 days of Christmas rises to $86,609 Cost of 12 days of Christmas rises to $86,609 - Holiday retail- msnbc.com TRT 4:04 __________________ John Weeks www.johnweeksaudio.com Last edited by JohnWeeks; 12-30-2008 at 07:42 AM.

12-18-2008, 08:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Claired User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 356	sorry, I won't be able to contribute for a few weeks. I'll be back as soon as I can. __________________ ISDN French voice www.clairedodin.com

12-18-2008, 11:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
John Zadikian Chiming in from Motown Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 320	I'll chip in another one on what not to say at the holiday table... Taboo topics for holiday gatherings TRT - 6:15 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28285765/ __________________ John Zadikian \| On Air - On Hold - Online "Don't Pick Just Any Voice...Make A Sound Choice" www.facebook.com/jzvoice www.linkedin.com/in/zadikian www.voice123.com/johnzadikian Last edited by John Zadikian; 12-30-2008 at 10:43 AM.

12-20-2008, 11:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Roger Baker CEO Galactic Empire Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 67	Here's another quick one for the Chrsitams season Are Santa's Reindeer Boys or Girls? FOXNews.com - Are Santa's Reindeer Boys or Girls? - Science News \| Science & Technology \| Technology News Run Time: 3:16 Merry Christmas everybody!! __________________ Find more from the Galactic Empire CEO at: www.bakerstreetmusic.com Last edited by Roger Baker; 01-01-2009 at 01:39 PM. Reason: remove file

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