The News From The WWW - 3/16/09 - Epsoide 51 - Volunteer Today!

Austin G · 03-30-2009, 09:08 AM

Episode 50 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org

Sorry for the delay in getting this last episode put together - I ran out of time last weekend preparing for a business presentation. Thanks to everyone who volunteered!

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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 bit rate of 96 kbps and sampling rate of 44100hz.

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 4/5/09.

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

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

John Zadikian · 03-30-2009, 10:21 AM

Hi, Austin...

I hope all went well with your presentation! Here are my two contributions for the big 5-0 edition

Spending money out of loyalty to save someone's livelihood

TRT - 7:03

The Guilted Age: Spending to Keep Others Afloat - WSJ.com

Counting Hispanics in the 2010 Census

TRT - 7:38

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29725215/

Roger Baker · 03-30-2009, 12:26 PM

Me too!! Here's mine. Well, I had the title wrong.... The correct one:

A Century of Disaster: The Top 10 Worst Inventions in History
FOXNews.com - A Century of Disasters: The Top 10 Worst Inventions in History - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News

Run Time: 5:51

Thanks
Roger

Diane Havens · 03-30-2009, 12:57 PM

Been doing some cleaning ...

The Zen of Cleaning
RT 5:49

Why Getting Rid of Clutter Doesn't Make You Zen | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com

ranalanricard · 04-03-2009, 01:03 PM

Greetings One and All .... here are my offerings for this week;

Congress Resurrecting 'Hate Crimes' Plan? From World Net Daily, written by Bob Unruh.

Born in the USA? Why are there still questions about qualifications? From World Net Daily, written by Bob Unruh.

Congress resurrecting 'hate crimes' plan? TRT 5:50

Why are there still questions about qualifications?
TRT 11:54

FLZapped · 04-04-2009, 04:44 AM

Hi AUstin,

Thought I'd join in. Here is something from National Geographic News:

Heart Cells Can Regenerate, Nuclear-Bomb Evidence Shows

Total Run Time: 4:19

There is also a video story there on a new portrait found of Leonardo De Vinci:

Leonardo da Vinci Portrait Found?

It runs 1:56

Not sure if you have any retired engineers, or scientists, if so, I have access to things like NASA Tech Briefs. Of course, the articles would be aimed at those disciplines with the language used.

-Bruce

FLZapped · 04-04-2009, 06:58 PM

One more:

Guantanamo's Wild Side: Huge Boas, "Banana Rats," More

Total Running time: 6:07

-Bruce

Medical Narrator · 04-19-2009, 09:04 AM

Nice Work Austin! but how about the copyright on these news items? Am I gonna get sued if I record them?

Thanks!

Austin G · 04-21-2009, 10:16 AM

Copyright is not an issue as this show like other RIS shows is only broadcast via carrier current / sub channel FM stations to people who have special receivers and they wouldn't have those special receivers if they didn't have vision impariment. This falls under fair use so it's OK...

Update on The News From The WWW:

Sorry everyone that I have fallen off the map lately! My rain barrel buisness is curently taking up all my time and I have not had a chance to edit the show together. I think we may need to go on summer hiatus untill things slow down for me- unless someone here wants to volunteer to put the show together every week. It takes me about 3-4 hours one night a week - usually Sunday.

Here is what is involved:
1. Download the mp3 files from this site.
2. Edit the show togeter and make it into a MP3 file.
3. Upload the show to the web server
4. E-mail the RIS stations to let the know the show is ready for download.
5. Start a new thread here to start the process all over again.

I'm also checking to see if one of the stations that is affilited with a college could find a student to do it, but since summer break is approaching that might not work out.

Let me know if anyone i interested!

- Austin

FLZapped · 04-22-2009, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Austin G

Copyright is not an issue as this show like other RIS shows is only broadcast via carrier current / sub channel FM stations to people who have special receivers and they wouldn't have those special receivers if they didn't have vision impariment. This falls under fair use so it's OK...

Update on The News From The WWW:

Sorry everyone that I have fallen off the map lately! My rain barrel buisness is curently taking up all my time and I have not had a chance to edit the show together. I think we may need to go on summer hiatus untill things slow down for me- unless someone here wants to volunteer to put the show together every week. It takes me about 3-4 hours one night a week - usually Sunday.

Here is what is involved:
1. Download the mp3 files from this site.
2. Edit the show togeter and make it into a MP3 file.
3. Upload the show to the web server
4. E-mail the RIS stations to let the know the show is ready for download.
5. Start a new thread here to start the process all over again.

I'm also checking to see if one of the stations that is affilited with a college could find a student to do it, but since summer break is approaching that might not work out.

Let me know if anyone i interested!

- Austin

Austin,

Something tells me that 2nd step is juuuust a tad more detailed than indicated based on the extra info that is needed in the recording.

-Bruce

03-30-2009, 09:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Austin G I Love Bison! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA Posts: 44	The News From The WWW - 3/16/09 - Epsoide 51 - Volunteer Today! Episode 50 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org Sorry for the delay in getting this last episode put together - I ran out of time last weekend preparing for a business presentation. Thanks to everyone who volunteered! -------------------------------- 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 bit rate of 96 kbps and sampling rate of 44100hz. 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 4/5/09. 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 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

03-30-2009, 10:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
John Zadikian Chiming in from Motown Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 320	Hi, Austin... I hope all went well with your presentation! Here are my two contributions for the big 5-0 edition Spending money out of loyalty to save someone's livelihood TRT - 7:03 The Guilted Age: Spending to Keep Others Afloat - WSJ.com Counting Hispanics in the 2010 Census TRT - 7:38 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29725215/ __________________ 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; 07-17-2009 at 11:41 AM.

04-19-2009, 09:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
Medical Narrator Michael Cabarles Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1	How about copyright? Nice Work Austin! but how about the copyright on these news items? Am I gonna get sued if I record them? Thanks! __________________ Michael Cabarles is a Professional Medical Narrator, specializing in Voice-overs for the Medical and Health Care Media.

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04-21-2009, 10:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Austin G I Love Bison! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA Posts: 44	Copyright is not an issue as this show like other RIS shows is only broadcast via carrier current / sub channel FM stations to people who have special receivers and they wouldn't have those special receivers if they didn't have vision impariment. This falls under fair use so it's OK... Update on The News From The WWW: Sorry everyone that I have fallen off the map lately! My rain barrel buisness is curently taking up all my time and I have not had a chance to edit the show together. I think we may need to go on summer hiatus untill things slow down for me- unless someone here wants to volunteer to put the show together every week. It takes me about 3-4 hours one night a week - usually Sunday. Here is what is involved: 1. Download the mp3 files from this site. 2. Edit the show togeter and make it into a MP3 file. 3. Upload the show to the web server 4. E-mail the RIS stations to let the know the show is ready for download. 5. Start a new thread here to start the process all over again. I'm also checking to see if one of the stations that is affilited with a college could find a student to do it, but since summer break is approaching that might not work out. Let me know if anyone i interested! - Austin