Journalism reaction

I watched a package on NBC Dallas about a man who invented a security device to protect mailboxes.

I really liked the way this story was done, because it had a good beginning middle and end. The reporter added depth to the story by visiting different locations, and interviewed multiple people. He had his CCC, the inventor, and got a police official to give his thoughts on securing your mailbox. The reporter also did a good job with nat sounds and a nat open. The reporter also did a good job of writing to his video. For example, when they said he demonstrated his device it show him doing so. Another example would be him saying that law enforcement officials were impressed, then boom it cuts to a bite confirming what the reporter said.

The only thing that I could have added to the story was maybe to find someone who was a customer and was using the mailbox. I would be interested to see if they felt it was worth the money. I also was a little confused because the story made it sound like Harry was a victim of mail fraud but then in the package man said his mother was. I also noticed that the reporter used two of the same shots (:53 and :58) which is not a good thing to do.







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