Short writing assignment:

Public Radio and the Internet

• Visit and peruse the website of the Public Radio Exchange: http://www.prx.org/series
• Look over a selection of programs to get a partial sense of what is available via PRX. Choose one of the shows at the PRX site and listen to a podcast (preferably one you’ve never heard of or listened to before). Or, listen to the “PRX Remix,” the handpicked selection of work from public radio podcasts across the country.
• Write a 2-page (double-spaced) response, in preparation for Sectiondiscussion:
• 1.Explain in your own words what Public Radio Exchange is.
• 2.Describe the show youselected and briefly recap the specific podcast you listened to– Where is the show from? Whoproduces it? What’s the premise or idea behind the program? Any otherinteresting or important facts about it?– What was the topic (or topics)of the specific podcast you listened to? How would you describe the approach tothe topic, or how the story was assembled? What sources were used to assemblethe story?3.Reflect on the role of theInternet as a distributor of local Public Radio programming:– What are the advantages ofdistributing local Public Radio shows through PRX? Are there any drawbacks? Howmight a show change as a result?4.Finally, brainstorm a few ideasfor a radio show related to this class (I have attached the powerpoint and reading). – If you and your classmates weregoing to produce a radio program about this class, what are some podcast topicsyou would suggest? Would the show need to be any different on public versuscommercial radio?

Please use simple words and grammar, as simple as you can.