Exploring National
Public Radio’s StoryCorps
“StoryCorps
is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all
backgrounds
and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of
our
lives. Since
2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 45,000 interviews from
participants
across the country, representing the largest collection of American voices ever
gathered. At
the heart of the StoryCorps mission is the idea that we matter and we wonʼt
be
forgotten.” The stories that StoryCorps collects are
archived at the Library of Congress and some are broadcast on National Public
Radio every Friday. A collection of
recent broadcasts are on the NPR website: http://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps
The great thing about
StoryCorps is that it is telling the stories of America through its best
resource—Americans themselves. These
stories often share significant or meaningful moments in people’s lives that other
Americans can relate to or understand.
Click on the NPR StoryCorps
link above. Listen to a few—find two
that you found yourself relating to in some way.
COPY AND PASTE THE WORKSHEET BELOW
INTO YOUR OWN JOURNALISM BLOG. POST THE ANSWERS THERE.
Story
#1: Reflective Notes on StoryCorps Stories
Story Title:
Who was
being interviewed and by whom?
Summary of
story:
As you
listen, take note of anything that seems interesting, surprising, memorable, or
touching.
Why did you
choose this story?
How did this
story touch you or connect with your life?
What
surprised you in the story or what did you learn that you did not know before?
What
questions did the interviewer ask?
Story
#2: Reflective Notes on StoryCorps Stories
Story Title:
Who was
being interviewed and by whom?
Summary of
story:
As you
listen, take note of anything that seems interesting, surprising, memorable, or
touching.
Why did you
choose this story?
How did this
story touch you or connect with your life?
What
surprised you in the story or what did you learn that you did not know before?
What
questions did the interviewer ask?
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