Week 1 Radio Journalism Tut

Answers to Questions on Slides:

1. Discussion on obesity with Professor Phillip James, the man who lead the
International Obesity Task Force. A force which got the World Health Organization to
discuss for the first time, the issue of the ever-growing numbers of obese people in
the developing world.

2. In order to discuss the World Health Organizations delay in failing to see the
international relevance of obesity, the presenter, Claire Bowes, interviewed
Professor James, the man who lead the IOTF and created a report illustrating how a
number of third-world countries have shockingly unhealthy diets.

3. The only music present is the intro and outro, letting the listener know this is a
program created by the BBC. In terms of special effects, dialogue, is overlapped in
one occasion to emphasis how many people Professor James addressed as having an
unhealthy, fatty diet.

4. The interview was conducted with Professor Phillip James who in himself, was the
main source of information in regards to the content of the program. Claire Bowes,
did however utilize the World Health Organization and their reports as a source fairly
regularly as once again, it was part of the main talking point of the program.

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