WMPG producer Jessica Lockhart reports back from Portland's first ever Economic Human Rights Truth Commission, sponsored by Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights (POWER). Read the full description.
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Piece Description
Listeners will hear WMPG producer Jessica Lockhart report back from Portland, Maine's first ever Economic Human Rights Truth Commission, sponsored by Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights (POWER). The story includes Jessica's recollections as well as the testimony of impoverished Portlanders.
Broadcast History
This story originally aired on WMPG's The Local Option on January 26, 2006.
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Review of Poverty On Trial
Now here's a way to make a public hearing more intriguing to listen to. From the opening piano notes to Jessica Lockhart's personal retelling of the people testifying to the actual audio of the witnesses, this is a highly listenable and emotionally engaging piece. The public hearing cuts are of course rife with p-pops and mixed too quietly in the first third of the piece. Lockhart also has a voicing stumble toward the end that could have been cleaned up. But what an unusual take on what would normally be a straight hard news and detached report. I think station reporters could do well listening to this piece for inspiration. The piece is actually evergreen enough to play for any themed show about poverty.