My thoughts on episode 1 of SERIALThis is my very first time listening to a podcast. I didn’t expect a podcast to be as interesting, because it is just audio and there is nothing to see. Despite, listening to Serial was very interesting. The sound effects, music and every other component enhanced the message being spread. I really enjoyed listening to episode 1 of Serial. I don’t usually like mysterious stories or what not, but this story, like Sarah Koenig said, ’fascinated’ me. The fact that this story took place in 1999 (the year I was born) has something to do with my fascination. It also interests me that the story is about high school students that were my age. I also know some family friends that live in Baltimore, Maryland.
The idea of presenting investigative journalism in this format is very creative. It helped to give thoughts and insights from every part of the story and not just one side. My personal opinion is that Sarah Koenig has shown no bias on either side. Although, if this information were to be presented as a news report, I believe that there would have been some sort of bias since news reporters tend to lean on to one side of the story and leave the other side unexplained. The victim’s family, in my opinion would feel satisfied if the series ended with clear solutions about the case. As I only listened to the first episode, I’m not sure how the series ended. Since I listened to the first episode, I can say that the podcast producers have done lots of research into the case, giving them more detailed information about how, what, when, why, who, and where. This information will definitely help the victim’s family to calm down and heal, since it will give them peace of mind that the case is under consideration and solutions are being found. I think that I like listening to text like this than reading. Sometimes when I read, I get really confused about what the author is trying to say. Although when I listen to the podcast, it’s more like a conversation and helps me understand better. The disadvantage about a podcast is that you will have a hard time going back to something that you wanted to look over. In a book though, you just have to flip through pages to find specific information. As I was writing this post, I had a hard time finding exactly what I wanted from the podcast file. I generally do a decent job at memorizing, but if you asked me about events that occurred over 15 years ago, I would definitely be clueless. Since this podcast was made 15 years after the real incident, the witness’ information can be a little fuzzy. The information will not be clear enough because of such a huge time interval between the events. Image from: https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/rehost/2016/9/13/47af5b92-ad4e-47ab-ad9c-ec5d5e0bf5cd.jpg
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Callie
10/7/2016 07:23:40 am
Hey, I totally agree that trying to find information after you've listened to the podcast is hard to find. I found a summary of the first episode which helped me get information I forgot.The fact that this case happened the same year we were born really does make it more fascinating. Great post!
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Noor Basmaji
10/10/2016 07:15:31 pm
I agree, first I also found the story really fascinating! Second, regarding the victim's family, I do agree that finding answers to their questions will calm them down because its the only way to set them at ease with the whole story and they will feel that their conscience towards their daughter is now at peace.
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AuthorI am Keziah Vilson from A.B. Lucas Secondary School. I write about topics we cover in my grade 12 English class. Archives
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