The first feature I listened to was from NPR and it was entitled “Fashion Weeks Latest Trend? Plus Size Models”. The host and a fashion editor, Robin Givhan, were the ones who were featured in this piece. It was discussing the fact that now they are using plus size models in New York Fashion week, and whether or not this was a good change from the stick thin models usually shown, or if they are still too slim compared to average women. This feature was interesting, and it had a lot f strong points but I think some things could have been added to make it even better.
The quality in terms of clarity and content of this feature was excellent. I could hear everything clearly and the volume of the speakers was just right. There was a slight problem at the beginning for me when the host began talking, I could not understand part of the first sentence that she said and it felt a little rushed but other than that the audio was very clear and sharp.
A weakness in this feature is that there was no use of nat sound at all. I think this was a weak point because it could have been easily incorporated in a piece like this, for example, if they had used sounds from the runway, or sounds of models getting ready, because these sounds would have been easily recognizable and they would have made the story more interesting. The length of this story made it easy to follow along and not get bored even though it was just two people talking, but it would have been even better to listen to had there been nat sound, even if it was a few seconds at the beginning and end.
The anchor has a good rich voice which is appropriate for a story like this. However, when though she did speak very clearly and very well and also put emphasis on important points, she sometimes over emphasized certain words such as when she kept saying plus-sized models. The guest’s voice was also appropriate and clear. It was a good choice to have a fashion expert as the guest.
All in all I think that the production of this story was carried out well from the quality all the way to the tone and use of language in the piece.
The article can be found at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123604722
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