I’ve really been enjoying National Pulbic Radio’s Marketplace from American Public Media show this week – they’re broadcasting live from Chongqing, China. Not only that, but all the music is performed by Chinese musicians. And there’s photos of the musicians on a Flickr set! In fact, their Flickr page is packed with interesting photos.
I really enjoy Marketplace, and the China shows have given excellent coverage in a way that really pricks up your ears. Not only that, but host Kai Ryssdal lived in China some years ago and speaks fluent Chinese, so you get lively sounding interviews with people and then he translates their comments on the spot. No transition to a voiceover with a translation in a different voice – it makes it seem that much more compelling.
Also, some of the audio stories are linked up to slideshows (probably using Flickr for the backend of that) and it really adds to the stories.
It’s amazing stuff, great journalism, and completely fascinating.
