Audio Slideshow Analysis
The audio slideshow I decided to watch for this assignment was titled “Audio slideshow: Turmoil in Egypt.”
This story is about the numerous amount of deaths that occurred in result in the change of presidency in Egypt in the early 2010s. The presidency was considered voting for the “lesser evil,” and Mohamed Morsi ended up beating out Hosni Mubarak, who had been the president of Egypt since 1981. Over 800 people ended up being killed in a camp because of the riots that had came to place while Morsi was forcefully moved from his president’s chair after only being in office for 1 year and 3 days.
One of the things I liked the most about this audio slideshow was the pictures that the reporter chose to use. Some of the pictures in this audio slideshow were rather graphic, but they needed to be used in order to tell this story to the fullest. It was also good that they put a warning at the beginning of the slideshow about the graphic pictures the slideshow was going to showcase.
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I also liked how the reporter discussed how the photographer also felt emotional about the photos he had taken from these various tragedies. It was a very hard time in Egyptian history, and seeing so many dead bodies can leave a scar on anyone.
The only thing I didn’t like about this audio slideshow was that the narrator’s voice was hard to understand at times. Besides that, I believe the narrator did a great job of putting this story together.
One of the main news values this audio slideshow possess is conflict. Audiences of many different demographics will be interested to learn about the passion some of these people in Egypt have in order to want their president overthrowned, and to kill a significant number of citizens that disagree with their thoughts.
The other main news values this audio slideshow consists of is impact. The more people involved in the story, the more newsworthy the story will be, especially to people who the story doesn’t pertain to in the first place. With over 1,000 plus people who were discussed being killed in this audio slideshow, this story will certainly stick in people’s minds for a long time.
I think an audio slideshow works for this story because you can’t air people getting shot on the news. The other thing is, you don’t get the same visual effect by just reading the description of the killings in the newspaper. But by listening to a disturbed narrator discussing a president’s downfall and so many people getting killed, while you can see images of the violent deaths that occurred, It helps bring the story to life.
