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- Mary McGrath
- Username: maryprx
- Location: Milton, MA, Massachusetts
- Joined PRX: Sep 07, 2003
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- ""Return to Rwanda""
- Summary: A Rwandan woman who escaped the 1994 genocide prepares to revisit her country and family.
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Review of "Return to Rwanda"
Mary McGrath
Posted on August 06, 2004 at 01:35 PM
There's a terrifically compelling story here but it doesn't seem to emerge the way the piece is currently configured. Marie is somewhat difficult to understand; removing the music would help. The music is distracting anyway and it seems to be in place to mask edits. The piece should begin with the reporter. We need to get a brief introduction to Marie and her story and the reporter should come back in frequently with bridges. It doesn't work to edit Marie's soundbites together. She has an absolutely amazing story to tell and it just doesn't feel like we're hearing it. It ends with the reporter giving out a website where people can donate money to help finance Marie's trip back to Rwanda. This may not be appropriate and is probably time sensitive.