The News From The WWW - 1/12/09 - Epsoide 43 - Volunteer Today!

Austin G · 01-12-2009, 12:21 PM

Episode 42 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org

Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week!!! We were about 10 min short last week - but had a couple of new volunteers so that is great!

Baby Update: ONE week to go until my wife's DD!! Everything is going OK!

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 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 1/18/09.

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

ranalanricard · 01-12-2009, 01:17 PM

Here's my story for this episode;

Nasa-2012 'space Katrina' may cripple U.S. for months. Damages could be trillions from solar 'perfect storm'.

NASA: 2012 'space Katrina' may cripple U.S. for months

TRT 6:16

John Zadikian · 01-12-2009, 02:54 PM

Austin...

The countdown is on, huh? Gee...soon you'll be able to sing, "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'..." :-)

Which leads me to a piece on Motown Records' 50th anniversary...

TRT - 6:50

Tributes go global for Motown's 50th | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

I'll do this one, too...Pink slips for porcupines? Zoos face cuts - Science- msnbc.com

TRT - 5:49

Diane Havens · 01-13-2009, 05:48 AM

This week (sorry again so late!! Getting crazy busy):
RT 7:13

Cancer: Is There a Brain Tumor Virus? | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com

Roger Baker · 01-13-2009, 07:08 AM

Hey.... It's January 13.... Happy Birthday to our own John Weeks!! I hope you have a great one John!!

Here is mine for the week:

California Dreamin' Over? Record Number of Residents Moving
FOXNews.com - California Dreamin' Over? Record Number of Residents Moving - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

Run Time: 5:55

Thanks
Roger

Lori Furth · 01-13-2009, 06:00 PM

I'm choosing the following:

First Rule of the Ant Colony: No Hanky Panky - TIME

TRT 4:24

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/health/13well.html?emA Problem of the Brain, Not the Hands: Group Urges Phone Ban for Drivers

TRT 5:27

Looking forward to some baby news soon!!

spartacus · 01-17-2009, 06:15 PM

TRT 5:00

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jIF9RwHM78MJgyiahP9iPBxO_rSgD95NSFS80

Colin Campbell · 01-18-2009, 05:46 PM

Great story...

US Airways Flight 1549 pilot: The right stuff

Running time: 5:27

01-12-2009, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Austin G I Love Bison! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA Posts: 44	The News From The WWW - 1/12/09 - Epsoide 43 - Volunteer Today! Episode 42 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week!!! We were about 10 min short last week - but had a couple of new volunteers so that is great! Baby Update: ONE week to go until my wife's DD!! Everything is going OK! 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 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 1/18/09. 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

01-12-2009, 01:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
ranalanricard User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Port, Florida Posts: 70	Here's my story for this episode; Nasa-2012 'space Katrina' may cripple U.S. for months. Damages could be trillions from solar 'perfect storm'. NASA: 2012 'space Katrina' may cripple U.S. for months TRT 6:16 Last edited by ranalanricard; 01-20-2009 at 10:34 AM.

01-13-2009, 05:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Diane Havens Pacific East Coast Voicer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,589	This week (sorry again so late!! Getting crazy busy): RT 7:13 Cancer: Is There a Brain Tumor Virus? \| Newsweek Health \| Newsweek.com __________________ http://www.dianehavensvo.com www.actingitout.com 2009 VOICEY AWARD WINNER Best Voice Team with Robert Jadah Last edited by Diane Havens; 01-24-2009 at 09:00 PM. Reason: remove file

01-13-2009, 06:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lori Furth The Spot-on Voice! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 200	I'm choosing the following: First Rule of the Ant Colony: No Hanky Panky - TIME TRT 4:24 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/health/13well.html?emA Problem of the Brain, Not the Hands: Group Urges Phone Ban for Drivers TRT 5:27 Looking forward to some baby news soon!! __________________ Lori Furth The Spot-On Voice http://www.lorifurth.com Savoa Member #08020 Last edited by Lori Furth; 01-22-2009 at 09:55 PM.

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