by Barbara Nevins Taylor (Copyright 2019)Our first instinct is to pull images and music from the internet. Everything is right there for the taking and many who create content think about using what’s accessible and seems available. Borrowing can quickly solve a variety of editorial problems.But not all material on the internet is free to …
Sample Script for High School Overcrowding Story
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VO and VO SOT https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/08/25/texas-police-chief-warning-to-speeders-wxp-vpx.hln/video/playlists/controversial-police-incidents/ Take (TK) Video Lester: CU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.. VO A HUGE SANDSTORM BLANKETS CHINA'S GANSU PROVINCE IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES. WIND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 45 MILES AN HOUR SWEPT THE WALL OF DUST THROUGH THIS NORTHWESTERN CHINESE CITY. VISBILITY DROPPED TO A LITTLE …
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