Below is yet another section from my outline as well, as the rough script that I have devised for that portion of the podcast.
Here is the outline for his portion of the script:
- So why don't we just stop fracking?
- One of Oklahoma's most valuable resources is oil.
- Most deep well sites are being used up, and many are turning to fracking as an alternative that still presents a good yield.
- Loss of this technique would cause a decline in oil yield, which means that there would be less money, and that large oil profiters in Oklahoma would lose big time on money.
- Remember these people have lots of money and power though, so the government of OK doesn't really want to upset them.
Here is the raw content for this particular section:
"With the damage caused by the earthquakes, many Oklahoma
residents are calling for fracking to be stopped all together, or at least be
moved away from larger residential areas in hopes that less damage will be
caused. However, this itself brings
some other serious implications.
**insert sounds of oil drilling (does this have sound?). Have this run over next paragraph as narration occurs. Slowly have it fade out when need be.
Oil and natural gas are very prevalent in Oklahoma and are
some of our most valuable resources. NPR’s
State Impact states that approximately ¼ of all Oklahoma jobs are tied to
the energy industry, so removing fracking would have a direct decrease in
employment and state income.
However, a prominent reason why fracking has not been
stopped is due to the agenda of the big oil companies and individual oil
tycoons. Such enterprises and people
have higher positions of power and copious amount of money, making them have a
bit more sway in the laws and reforms our state government passes. For instance, oil tycoon Boone Pickens donates
hundreds of thousands of dollars to towns and universities in Oklahoma (News
Channel 4 short clip explaining how Pickens has donated 1 billion dollars
overtime so far. Either take out
previous part of sentence?), but if his oil business was to lose money due
to new laws, perhaps he might begin to reconsider his donations. The state government takes these possibilities
into account when what actions need to be taken. However, with governor Mary Fallin passing a
law back in May 28, 2015 that prohibited Oklahoma town and cities from banning
fracking (thinkprogress.org), it
seems that the government values financial gains rather than the well being of its
citizens."
Audience Questions
- How did you decide to use form to present your content in the raw material you’ve shared here? How did the conventions of your chosen genre influence your choices?
- Like the other section of script, I have been practicing reading in a slower and clear voice. However, I have also been trying to figure out how to change inflection in my voice so that the whole section doesn't sound too monotonous with facts. I have to work stuff like this out!
- I've also set a goal in this section of having background music while I talk in order to try to set a kind of setting. This form is somewhat common in the conventions of podcasts. I'm hoping it will help keep the readers' attention in the section where I do not have extra audio clips.
- How did the production of this raw material go? What kinds of any hiccups, challenges, successes, creative epiphanies, etc. occurred during the process?
- This material wasn't too difficult. I just had to make sure I found material to adequately support my own opinions.
- Once again, the other difficulty was squeezing in audio clips, and not always citing written sources.
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