[Imc-radio] [Fwd: propose Sprouts segments on ANY TOPIC]

[redqueen at riseup.net]

I dont know if you all are aware of the SPROUTS program, produced by
Pacifica afffiliates, but it is a good opportunity to get practice with
feature like stories that also may be aired on FSRN or Making Contact.
Contact Chip Mitchell to get on the mailing list....

Pauline



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Subject: propose Sprouts segments on ANY TOPIC
From:    "Chip Mitchell" <chipm at mn.rr.com>
Date:    Wed, July 2, 2003 12:08 pm
To:      chipm at mn.rr.com
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To contribute to next week's Sprouts, reply to Shelley Schlender,
KGNU-Boulder, 303-494-2545 (for messages), 303-449-4885 (station),
shelleyschlender at yahoo.com. Please do not reply to me. Thanks.


-----Original Message-----
From: shelley schlender [mailto:shelleyschlender at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:52 AM
To: AffPac at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AffPac] Next Week's Sprouts--Call for Submissions

For next week's "Sprouts," we have openings for 3-7-minute segments on
YOUR CHOICE of topics from your area, for instance, a piece that has aired
recently on your station that gives the flavor of
issues/activism/what's special . . . about your area.  Or, if you'd like a
focus to start ideas going, may we suggest Energy Issues.  The idea is to
keep it local.

The format is open: news reporting, personal essay, investigation, vox,
Q&A, original music, etc. The more audio you have, the better. Tell a good
story or coax one out of someone else. Be creative!

Here's how to contribute: (1) Read our production and submission
guidelines below. (2) Reply to me with a brief proposal for your segment
by Sunday, 7/6, noon US Eastern Time, but preferably within the next
couple days.  (3) After getting the green light, submit your script by
Monday, 7/7, noon ET. (4) After receiving an edited version from me,
submit your finished segment by Tuesday, 7/8, noon ET.

Or, if you'd like, skip these steps and just give me a call or e-mail, and
let's talk a bit, and then see what works for you. (Call
303-494-2545 or 303-449-4885)

"Sprouts," one of the only national outlets accepting long-form
segments, is a half-hour newsmagazine produced and broadcast by a
growing list of community radio stations, including KCSB (Santa
Barbara, California), KFAI (Minneapolis), KGNU (Boulder, Colorado), KVNF
(Paonia, Colorado), WBAI (New York City), WHUS (Storrs, Connecticut), WJFF
(Jeffersonville, New York), WORT (Madison) and WVJW (Wheeling, West
Virginia). We prefer working with folks at stations airing the show or, at
least, with folks who're advocating for the show to air on their station.

There's no pay. But we uphold high editorial and production standards
while providing access, training and mentoring to contributors of all
skill levels. The show runs on Pacifica's KU Right satellite channel each
Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST. And a broadcast-quality MP3 becomes
available around the same time at http://hccrc.org/ (ask me for
downloading instructions).
If you'd appreciate any help producing your segment, let me know.  I'm
happy to provide any coaching or troubleshooting on your segment's
conceptualization, research, audio gathering, scripting, voicing,
mixing, MP3 uploading and so on.


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SUBMITTING A SEGMENT
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Propose your segment by e-mailing a brief description to me, the week's
producer, at shelleyschlender at yahoo.com.

After getting the green light, submit your script for editing before
voicing the story. Why? One reason is accessibility and training for
reporters of all skill levels: Working with an editor is the best way to
improve our ability to, for example, write clearly for the ear. Everyone
needs an editor to make the most of a story, and such detailed feedback
almost never comes after the segment has aired. Another reason is
respect for the reporter's time: It's not fair to ask anyone to produce a
story "on spec" (on speculation, not knowing for sure that it's
running). We don't ever want to reject a produced segment because
there's a script problem (libel, for example) and no time for the
reporter to revoice and remix it.

Make sure your script includes: (1) Your segment's approximate length
(minutes and seconds). (2) Your e-mail address and phone number(s). (3) A
suggested introduction (a.k.a. "lede") for the host. (4) The complete text
of the reporter's voice. (5) At least the first and last few words of
every actuality. (6) An outcue that includes your name, your home station
(if you have one), and the place where most of the reporting occurred.
(This place, usually a city, is not necessarily the location of your
studio.)

After the week's producer has edited your script, then voice the
segment, mix the audio and prepare a single mono (not stereo) file. More
production guidelines will be sent to you upon your proposals acceptance.

Thanks for reading this far.  Contact me if you have more questions.

Shelley Schlender
KGNU-Boulder
303-494-2545 (for messages)
303-449-4885 (station)



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