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I've never done anything for radio but I stumbled onto a story with radio potential, so I wandered over to This American Life to see how to pitch them a story. The section on their website for submitting work is practically a how-to on doing good journalism. Wonder what makes that show so special? Go here and click on the SUBMITTING WORK link on the left. Here's part of it: What makes the show different from most other programs on public radio is that the stories we broadcast tend to have a very strong narrative. These are stories about a character or characters who are thrown into situations that shed light on something larger. The stories are constructed as a series of scenes or anecdotes…