The News From The WWW - 12/29/08 - Epsoide 41 Happy New Year!

Austin G · 12-29-2008, 07:29 PM

Episode 40 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org

Thanks to everyone who volunteered 2 weeks ago!!! We had a full hour+ of material!!

Sorry I was not able to put the show up last Monday, I got sidetracked with the holidays and with Doctors appointments for my wife - we are expecting our first baby due Jan 17th. My wife and baby-to-be are both doing very well. The baby could come any day now!!! I'll keep everyone posted here!

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 1/6/09.

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

Colin Campbell · 12-29-2008, 07:42 PM

Good to see you back Austin! We missed you but are so glad to hear that you are a father to be. There's no greater gift in life.

JohnWeeks · 12-30-2008, 07:43 AM

Congrats Austin.
Maybe it'll be here on my birthday, the 13th!

Diane Havens · 12-30-2008, 07:52 AM

What wonderful news, Austin! Happy blessings!

Mine for this week:
Dick Clark, 79, is still rockin' New Year's Eve
RT 4:18

Dick Clark, 79, is still rockin' New Year's Eve | Newsweek Entertainment | Newsweek.com

Roger Baker · 12-30-2008, 07:53 AM

Congratulations Austin!!

Hey, instead of the 13th... maybe it will be on MY birthday, the 16th. Sorry John. Had to do it!!

Oops... forgot to tag mine for the week:

Bury Me With My Cell Phone
Bury me with my cell phone - Computers - MSNBC.com

Run Time: 7:20

Thanks!!

John Zadikian · 12-30-2008, 10:40 AM

Austin...

Congratulations on the impending birth of the new VO artist! I could only wish I could have been so fortunate. I hope all is going well so far with your wife and the little one.

Mine for this week, which I will post later, concern the new postage stamps to be introduced in 2009, and immigrants flocking to New Orleans:

Stamps TRT - 4:52
New Orleans TRT - 5:41

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28423810/

Immigrants reshape post-disaster New Orleans - Life- msnbc.com

Colin Campbell · 12-30-2008, 01:54 PM

Think times are tough now?

Great Depression Witnesses Remember...

Washington Times - Great Depression witnesses remember

Running time: 8:59

ranalanricard · 12-30-2008, 03:49 PM

"From shoes to wiener dogs, it's been a year to remember..."

TRT 6:07

Funniest news stories of 2008

"When we want to make changes in our lives, consider an action plan that is simple and realistic.

5 Tips: How to Keep Your New Year's Resolution - Yahoo! News

TRT 3:54 Blessings to All .... Ran

JasonWhitehorn · 01-02-2009, 06:48 PM

Whole Grain Diets May Not Benefit Diabetics

JohnWeeks · 01-03-2009, 08:48 AM

Happy New Year Everybody!
Here's mine for this week....
Smoking ban leads to big drop in heart attacks

Smoking ban leads to big drop in heart attacks - Heart health- msnbc.com

TRT 4:19

12-29-2008, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Austin G I Love Bison! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA Posts: 44	The News From The WWW - 12/29/08 - Epsoide 41 Happy New Year! Episode 40 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org Thanks to everyone who volunteered 2 weeks ago!!! We had a full hour+ of material!! Sorry I was not able to put the show up last Monday, I got sidetracked with the holidays and with Doctors appointments for my wife - we are expecting our first baby due Jan 17th. My wife and baby-to-be are both doing very well. The baby could come any day now!!! I'll keep everyone posted here! 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 1/6/09. 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

12-29-2008, 07:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Colin Campbell Voice Talent and Producer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 935	Good to see you back Austin! We missed you but are so glad to hear that you are a father to be. There's no greater gift in life. __________________ Colin Campbell... Voice Talent... Audio Producer... www.ColinCampbellVoice.com Member SaVoa... #07040

12-30-2008, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
JohnWeeks User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 234	Congrats Austin. Maybe it'll be here on my birthday, the 13th! __________________ John Weeks www.johnweeksaudio.com

12-30-2008, 07:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Diane Havens Pacific East Coast Voicer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,589	What wonderful news, Austin! Happy blessings! Mine for this week: Dick Clark, 79, is still rockin' New Year's Eve RT 4:18 Dick Clark, 79, is still rockin' New Year's Eve \| Newsweek Entertainment \| Newsweek.com __________________ http://www.dianehavensvo.com www.actingitout.com 2009 VOICEY AWARD WINNER Best Voice Team with Robert Jadah Last edited by Diane Havens; 01-10-2009 at 01:42 PM. Reason: delete file

12-30-2008, 07:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Roger Baker CEO Galactic Empire Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 67	Congratulations Austin!! Hey, instead of the 13th... maybe it will be on MY birthday, the 16th. Sorry John. Had to do it!! Oops... forgot to tag mine for the week: Bury Me With My Cell Phone Bury me with my cell phone - Computers - MSNBC.com Run Time: 7:20 Thanks!! __________________ Find more from the Galactic Empire CEO at: www.bakerstreetmusic.com Last edited by Roger Baker; 01-17-2009 at 11:55 AM. Reason: add file

01-03-2009, 08:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
JohnWeeks User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 234	Happy New Year Everybody! Here's mine for this week.... Smoking ban leads to big drop in heart attacks Smoking ban leads to big drop in heart attacks - Heart health- msnbc.com TRT 4:19 __________________ John Weeks www.johnweeksaudio.com Last edited by JohnWeeks; 01-05-2009 at 07:32 AM.

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