http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/audioslideshow/2012/oct/10/homelessness-mario-story-audio-slideshow
For the most part, this extremely detailed audio slideshow is a good one. The photos are not only captivating but genuine, as the photojournalist describes that she documented his journey step by step. Every single event the journalist talks about is accompanied with a relevant photo (i.e. when she talks of him getting shot by air pellet gun, there are actual photos of the surgery!)
The progression of the story, from the moment she encounters him to the happy ending of him finally having a living space of his own and work, keeps you attentive as there are fallbacks along the way (moments when he has to return to sleep in the park, and the journalist is afraid he'll freeze to death as winter approaches).
My two criticisms for the video is the narrator's voice and the length. Considering she spent so much time with this man, you would assume she could sound a bit more emotional and engaged, but she persists in a monotone drone that makes you question how much she really cares.
The video is a bit lengthy, but this is understandable considering the elaborate topic. I think if the problem of the narrator's voice was fixed, the video wouldn't seem to drag out for so long.
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