Review of ‘Hong Kong: the story of one protestor’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2019/oct/15/hong-kong-the-story-of-one-protester-podcast
This is a review of a journalistic podcast named ‘Hong Kong: the story of one protestor’, which is published by The Guardian on October 15, 2020. It is presented by Anushka Asthana with Polly Toynbee. It is around 29 minutes and can found on the website of The Guardian. I appreciate it due to its content and organization of the story.
Anushka Asthana talked to one protestor about why he has to join the protest and why so many Hong Kong people engage in this movement. I like this podcast because the organization is good and it is like watching a full news story even without video. For example, there was a voice-over, upsound and sound bite in the audio. The voice-over was talking about the background information of the protest while the interviewee is saying his own view. When the interviewee mentioned the extreme force used by the police, there was the sound of a lot of gunshots, which represented the police have used rubber bullets and tear gas to control the protestors. When he said the protest was peaceful in the beginning, there was the sound of people singing Hallelujah. I could fully understand what the story was trying to express. Moreover, inserting sound bite helped to build up the story. When the voice-over mentioned the formal withdraw of the extradition law, there was Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s sound bite, which mainly said her priority is to end violence and safeguard rule of law.
The content of the story is abundant based on a different type of sound added. Although it is off-screen news, inserting relevant ambient sounds and voice helps the audience better understand the story. Therefore I think this is a great podcast.
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