Reflections on my group podcast

Firstly, although our podcast was not so perfect but in terms of stories I would really say that the guys did a great job in terms of pitching up the stories. The stories pitched really were in line with our policy documents where we regard ourselves as the actors on behalf of the Grahamstown residents. In a place like Grahamstown there are many issues that affect the residents and because of their frequent occurrence they now seem as the norm and are not challenged. But the story pitches showed creativity into tackling the so seem norm and yet disadvantageous for many people. A good example would be the story where we looked at the loan sharks who kept people’s identity documents causing them to pay an unending amount of money which even the police could not do anything about it. Then the story that looked on the service delivery based on the natural disaster that hit Grahamstown last year. These stories are probing and do ring the bell to the people of their rights and challenging the unchallenged.
The way the stories were treated was in such a way that made people aware of their rights because there are some people, example, in Vukani, people were told that they were to be provided with proper houses before the end of March 2009. After this period of time the promise never materialised and people did not have guts to go to the government officials to ask why, they believed that they have to just stay and wait for that day when they officials will come at their own time if they will ever come. So these stories were covered in such a way that is not a treat but clarity seeking and bringing up the truth that people need.
Next time we can do more if we pitch stories and make a professional way of carrying them up. At least by then we will be familiar with what is expected from us and deliver according to the desired standard after all the first circle was not bad at all.