
(Of course, that depends entirely on what you are researching.) Rather than citing an hourly summary, it might be better to cite a more credible, more in-depth full-length treatment of your chosen subject. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of. I’m sure that every one of these news items also appeared in some other form, whether as a web page or separate audio file on the NPR site, or in some other news publication.
a brief note about Al Gore’s adult son being charged for a July 4 traffic and misdemeanor drug offense.a brief note on bookstores entertaining fans awaiting the midnight release of final Harry Potter book.
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a brief update on world counter-terrorism efforts. Poland’s efforts to get a crime suspect extradited from the U.S. View W12 NPR Hourly News Summary.docx from COMM 111 at Brigham Young University, Idaho. NPR world news, international art and culture, world business and financial markets, world economy, and global trends in health, science and technology. an update on a $600 million fine against the makers of the painkiller Ox圜ontin. George Bush signing legislation banning cruel and unusual punishment of terrorism suspects (apparently with ample CIA loopholes). He has asked for nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection due to a fear of needles, but claims officers. In 2 or 3 minutes of Googling, I found the audio for “ NPR News: 07-20-2007 11PM ET.” Septem Alan Eugene Miller is scheduled for execution in Alabama on Sep. NPR does distribute its programming as podcasts, and it does sell transcripts and CDs of its archives. So it would seem that a compete citation would need the time. Nevertheless, you would think that, because an hourly news summary changes every hour, that the date of access is not specific enough to help a reader find the source being cited. In general, I agree with the 7th edition’s position that URLs are not all that useful in Works Cited lists, since people tend to search rather than type URLs. “Hourly News Summary.” National Public Radio. NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to. Mornings are hectic and NPRs Up First comfortably runs in quick 10-15 minutes for your. This portion of the broadcast included a clip of Obama speaking. The program was the first hour-long nightly news broadcast. The speaker began speaking about the news right away starting with the tax cut deal made by President Obama. CPR News journalists provide context to the headlines, giving stories. This program on NPR is called the hourly news summary and it truly is a summary, the notes I typed above almost cover all that was said. The 7th edition of the MLA Handbook includes this example: CPR News delivers in-depth, insightful, impartial news and information about Colorado.