The Economist Swing-State Reports: Arkansas
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The Economist, working with the Public Radio Exchange and veteran producer Benjamin Shapiro, is offering a series of fifteen swing-state reports, pulled from the magazine and edited for radio.
Stations can license all segments of "The Economist Swing-State Reports" at no cost through the Public Radio Exchange.
This report, produced to be dropped in to an ATC or ME broadcast, runs at:
2:58 with no musical bed and no recorded intro
3:30 with musical bed and no recorded intro
3:30 with musical bed and recorded intro
They are read by John Micklethwait, The Economist's US editor, and Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Correspondent; The Economist will provide suggested host intros for each report.
SUGGESTED LOCAL HOST INTRO:
Among the swing states, Arkansas is an oddity. It provided the Democratic party with its only successful presidential candidate in the past two decades, but it voted Republican in 2000. Is Arkansas part of George W. Bush’s southern stronghold, or is it still Clinton country? Here’s The Economist’s Washington Correspondent, Adrian Wooldridge.
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This has been part of a special series on the swing states from The Economist magazine, on the web at Economist.com. Distributed through prx.org.
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The Economist, working with the Public Radio Exchange and veteran producer Benjamin Shapiro, is offering a series of fifteen swing-state reports, pulled from the magazine and edited for radio. Stations can license all segments of "The Economist Swing-State Reports" at no cost through the Public Radio Exchange. This report, produced to be dropped in to an ATC or ME broadcast, runs at: 2:58 with no musical bed and no recorded intro 3:30 with musical bed and no recorded intro 3:30 with musical bed and recorded intro They are read by John Micklethwait, The Economist's US editor, and Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Correspondent; The Economist will provide suggested host intros for each report. SUGGESTED LOCAL HOST INTRO: Among the swing states, Arkansas is an oddity. It provided the Democratic party with its only successful presidential candidate in the past two decades, but it voted Republican in 2000. Is Arkansas part of George W. Bush’s southern stronghold, or is it still Clinton country? Here’s The Economist’s Washington Correspondent, Adrian Wooldridge. SUGGESTED OUTRO: This has been part of a special series on the swing states from The Economist magazine, on the web at Economist.com. Distributed through prx.org.








Dmae Roberts
Posted on October 17, 2004 at 11:33 AM | Permalink
Review of The Economist Swing-State Reports: Arkansas
A solid political essay if you don't mind a BBC-type voice commenting on American politics. Stations could air this on news magazines. There are commentaries offereed on all the swing states so it might be interesting to stations to hear one on their state and possibly air a local essay as a comparisan and alternative perspective. The producers offer this piece with/without music and intro to make it easier to include in local news magazines or as drop-ins.