If I could talk to a presidential candidate

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Review of If I could talk to a presidential candidate

If I could talk to a presidential candidate is a great example of a youth radio piece and show that teens want a voice in politics as well. Living in Maine I have an idea of what it's like to live in a not-so-hot-spot politically.
It was short, sweet and informative. I liked this piece because it was an honest evaluation of how the country and political parties view Alaska and youth's opinion.
The piece was humorous but got the point across: presidential candidates don't really focus their campaigns on what teens want in a candidate (especially in Alaska).
With the upcoming presidential elections this is a good piece for a show about Election '08 especially for a youth perspective. As this election does more than ever depend on the youth vote Tonei's piece is a very relevant piece and worth a listen.

Review of If I could talk to a presidential candidate

I never knew that Alaska was the largest state. I didn?t know that many Alaskans weren?t able to vote either? neither did I know that Alaska hadn?t voted for a democratic candidate since 1964. Another interesting thing is that, I never knew that Alaska had a problem with the No Child Left Behind Act too. (I?m from DC and the NCLB Act is non-existent in our neck of the woods as well?)

Tonei did a fabulous job in presenting such in depth coverage of something so important, in such a small frame of time. Not only that, but ? even though it has no ambient sound, interviews, or sounds other than his narrative voice ? he managed to keep my focus the ENTIRE time. Presenting facts, ideas, issues, and personality in a single assignment was amazingly done well.

The tone was formal, yet something about it still spoke to me as a teen myself? maybe because he was a teen too? but I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for the facts Glavinic.

Simple and right to the point. Love it.

Review of If I could talk to a presidential candidate

A clear message. This piece is brief and gets right to the heart of what needs to be said. An honest look at the connection, or lack thereof , between Alaska and the presidential race. He shows we are one nation but - divided we stand. At the same time he reminds us that these issues are not so black and white to be defined by a state line. Conflict of interest also lives among those that call Alaska home.
Overall the clarity of his message shows a maturity that may surprise his elders and his questions show an intention to represent his peers. No fuss or muss with production- simple and well done.