Summary: Rookie Reporter Irina was born in Belarus 6 years after the Chernobyl disaster. She has always seen herself as a Chernobyl victim, but the more she learns about the effects of the nuclear radiation, the less she sees herself as one of those victims.
i chose this piece because i was really interested in what chernobyl was because i feel like people really should be informed on certain topics like this instead of just judging people baised on what there outside apperance is i really liked how Irina who was born in Belarus stays close to her roots expecially at home i also like how she is trying to make a differance by creating an organization based on the chernobyl disaster. i cant exactly relate to Irina in the sense of me being affected by a disaster but i could relate to her based upon her trying to make a difference an raise awareness. overall i think that the piece was well put together and i liked how she added the phone calls with the doctors i think that she did a really good job
Irina is a true storyteller. A native of Belarus born six years after the Chernobyl disaster, the best part about her piece is her frankness about her health problems. She doesn’t shy away from her feelings about the illness and her unique ability to add humor into potentially humorless conversations, made me feel like I was having a conversation with her also. Although there were a few spots where the voicing was a little hard to understand, overall it flowed very well. Through the audio of her interviews I was able to see more of Irina’s personality which was a great touch. Irina’s ability to tell her story about her illness and the journey she went on to find out more about it, is captivating because she takes the listener on the journey with her. She starts out with one scene and builds the rest of the story around other scenes which pull the listener in and make them feel a part of the search for the true cause of her health problems. This might be a great story to air on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, April 26, 2011.
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jocelyn rivera
Posted on January 27, 2012 at 04:46 PM | Permalink
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i chose this piece because i was really interested in what chernobyl was because i feel like people really should be informed on certain topics like this instead of just judging people baised on what there outside apperance is i really liked how Irina who was born in Belarus stays close to her roots expecially at home i also like how she is trying to make a differance by creating an organization based on the chernobyl disaster. i cant exactly relate to Irina in the sense of me being affected by a disaster but i could relate to her based upon her trying to make a difference an raise awareness. overall i think that the piece was well put together and i liked how she added the phone calls with the doctors i think that she did a really good job
Mara Fink
Posted on June 07, 2010 at 03:20 PM | Permalink
Review of "The Chernobyl Disaster"
Irina is a true storyteller. A native of Belarus born six years after the Chernobyl disaster, the best part about her piece is her frankness about her health problems. She doesn’t shy away from her feelings about the illness and her unique ability to add humor into potentially humorless conversations, made me feel like I was having a conversation with her also. Although there were a few spots where the voicing was a little hard to understand, overall it flowed very well. Through the audio of her interviews I was able to see more of Irina’s personality which was a great touch. Irina’s ability to tell her story about her illness and the journey she went on to find out more about it, is captivating because she takes the listener on the journey with her. She starts out with one scene and builds the rest of the story around other scenes which pull the listener in and make them feel a part of the search for the true cause of her health problems. This might be a great story to air on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, April 26, 2011.