[Imc] 1/22/01 Program Feedback

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

Molly,

Thanks for the information.  I realize that these things happen.  Good work.

Kimberlie

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Molly Stentz [mailto:molly at onthejob.net] 
Sent:	Tuesday, January 23, 2001 5:30 PM
To:	Kranich, Kimberlie
Cc:	'imc at lists.groogroo.com'; Weft PC (E-mail)
Subject:	Re: [Imc] 1/22/01 Program Feedback

Kimberlie,

Thanks for the great feedback. Just one note- it was our intention to have
Trishia on the show, we only found out at the last minute that she
couldn't make it. I did cringe when I heard the PSA the day before, but it
really was too late to do anything. These things happen.
Thanks!

-Molly
UC IMC


On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Kranich, Kimberlie wrote:

> Hello, everyone.
>
> I listened to nearly all of last night's program on WEFT starting with the
> middle of Sasha and Paul K.'s piece on Dave Johnson and his union troubles
> through the end of the hour with Danielle's piece on the County Board.  I
> forward my comments as an individual member of the WEFT Programming
> Committee.  We promised to give feedback to folks who contributed special
> programs when we approved your proposal.  Other members of the Committee
may
> also comment.
>
> News of the Week:
>
> Of the three IMC programs I've listened to so far, this was the most
highly
> produced, varied, and informative news segment I've heard.  The stories
> (Dave Johnson/Union troubles, activists united to fight IP's proposal to
> have free access to cutting trees, and rallies in support of abortion
rights
> and against Bush's inauguration) were all timely and informative.  It was
> obvious to me that each reporter spent a good amount of time attending the
> respective meetings/rallies, interviewing folks, and editing their
stories.
> In the case of Paul R.'s piece on the inauguration protests, it was great
to
> hear voices from DC, Worcester, MA, and Amsterdam all downloaded from the
> Internet (what a great sharing of information between Independent Media
> Centers!). We heard from the underdogs and activists in each story which
> helped round out the coverage in our local and national mainstream media.
>
> Technically (sound quality, mixing, etc.), the pieces were flawless.
>
> My only critique is a minor one with regard to coverage of the local
> inauguration protests.  The synch sound (natural sound from the rally) was
> introduced with words very similar to what was said on tape.  Paul
> introduced the piece by saying something like it was an open mic format
and
> then we heard Mary Lee say basically the same thing on tape ("This is an
> open mic, come up and say what you want to say").  Some listeners don't
mind
> this redundancy.  I would have preferred, instead, to hear more sound
bites
> from speakers at the rally.
>
> It was obvious that much time, effort, and thought were put into the news
of
> the week stories.  I liked that listeners were given information on how to
> contact various local activists. Great job!
>
> Feature on the Champaign County Board with Board Members Jenny Putnam,
Tony
> Fabri, and Mike Frerichs:
>
> This piece focused on what the Board is, how it works, how it's funded,
some
> of the major issues facing the Board, and how the public can become
> involved.  I liked the format of the piece:  Danielle asked questions and
> the Board members answered.  It was a bit like an audio version of an
> imaginary "County Board 101"  class only more interesting and engaging.
It
> was a lesson in civics and an attempt to inform the average citizen about
> the goings on of government so she or he can be a "citizen and not a
> spectator" a "citizen and not a subject" (to borrow two lines from Bush's
> inauguration speech).
>
> I learned a lot.  The Board Members and the Board itself were demystified
> and came across as accessible.  I learned a little more detail about some
> issues I knew and care about - mass transit, the County Board of Public
> Health (created recently and defunded by the Republicans just before they
> left office), and the history of defeated attempts to add sexual
orientation
> and gender identity to the County Human Rights Ordinance.
>
> Very good.  Very informative.
>
> I have a few suggestions:
>
> I would have liked to have known that Jenny Putnam is a veteran Board
member
> who was re-elected for an X term and the number of years she's served on
the
> Board.  I would have liked to have known that Tony and Michael were newly
> elected but have served on X committees and have run for office X times
> before.  I think this context might be important to the listeners and can
be
> summarized rather briefly.
>
> It was unclear to me who was talking about the failed attempts to add
sexual
> orientation to the County Human Rights Ordinance.  I assume it was Jenny
> because she was the only female Board member in the piece but I was unsure
> if it was her or someone else. The information was good, I just didn't
know
> who to attribute it to.
>
> The explanation of the Champaign County Board of Health's history started
> out strong and then sort of rambled on and was slowly faded out and music
> faded in until Danielle came on the air and announced that because of a
lack
> of time left in the program, she would be moving on to another subject. We
> then heard her on tape asking the three Board members a question about
> sustainable development.  This was a very rough transition for me.  I was
> left with the impression that this part of the discussion was being edited
> live on air and once the Board of Health discussion felt like it ran too
> long, another subject was substituted in its place.
>
> Finally, the proposal for this program indicated that Patricia Avery, the
> new Board Chairperson, was going to be a guest on the program. That's how
> the program was being promoted on WEFT all week.  I understand that guests
> sometimes change. When this happens, please inform the Programming
Committee
> so that we can correct the on-air promo.  This is the second time this has
> happened.  Just a short email noting the changes is all I'm asking for.
>
> These suggestions are ways I think our programming could be better.  They
> are not meant to be discouraging.  I think everyone is doing a really
> fantastic job and I appreciate all of your obvious hard work and
everyone's
> contributions.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kimberlie
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