Feature Writing Preview: The Man with the Golden Voice
A hard news lead gives more information and includes who, what, when, where, why. The one that we read today doesn't give a lot of information and is supposed to interest us to keep reading and go more into detail about the topic.
a. Who?
Paragraph 2 "The smooth baritone of Ted Williams became an Internet sensation yesterday"
b. What?
Paragraph 3 and paragraph 5
C. Where?
Paragraph 2, " At a homeless panhandler who sometimes works the Hudson Street ramp off northbound I-71."
D. When?
Paragraph 8, "The 97-second clip - posted Monday on Dispatch.com and copied yesterday morning to YouTube by an anonymous user"
E. Why?
Paragraph 25 and paragraph 29
F. How?
Paragraph 3, "Carrying a hand-scrawled cardboard sign touting his "God-given gift of voice," an otherwise ragged Williams was recorded last month offering up his radiant pipes to an idle commuter for spare change."
Yes
No, there is still quotes and paragraphs but it is in a different order.
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"I'm trying hard to get it back," I think this quote is strong because it shows how he is trying to improve himself and become a better person than he was before.
33
758
The lead and the final paragraph ties the whole story together by ending it with showing how he was able to accomplish his dreams and what lead him to something very important in life.
It is showing that he can easily accomplish his dreams because of all of the opportunities that come his way.
Not really
Yes
It helps the reader have a better realization about the mans voice and it helps them put the story into its perspective better.
I don't think so because the story still had an impact before I watched the video.
Not really
The writer did that by not fully describing how the voice sounded by calling it "God-given gift of voice" we can infer that he has a very good voice but nothing really described what it sounded like.