1. How are quotes used in the newspieces?
For quotes on the news stories I listened to they had the peoples interviews recorded and then played them in the news stories. The reporters never said quote or end quote and they had the interviewed peoples face to face answers and testimonies recorded on tape. The recordings were played on the news and then played during the stories.
2. What kinds of quotes are used in the newspiece? (Are they elaborate, descriptive or what is that something extra the quotes add to the story)
The newspieces had dialogue quotes and the interviews were very descriptive dealing with the material. The recordings were exact words from the interviewers and the people being interviewed in every story I listened to. Quotes add a more in depth look in stories and give you the perspective from someone who was there and their thoughts on the situation. Quotes are a very good addition to stories and give them a more interesting outlook.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Web Log #2
The bad lead I found was in Monday's April 21 article in The Columbian:
Wealthy, self financed congressional candidate Jack Davis says the McCain Feignolds act's "Millionaire's Amendment," which raises the contribution limits for opponents of wealthy, self-financed candidates, is not only unfair but also unconstitutional, and his lawyers will try to persuade the Supreme Court of that Tuesday.
I believe this lead is very lengthy and has way too many word descriptions in the first sentence. Wealthy and self financed are not needed in the first sentence because they are long and I feel like the writer is trying to focus on the description of Jack Davis too much.
The good lead I found was in Monday's April 21 article in The Columbian:
Authorities say an 18 year old South Carolina student is behind bars after collecting the supplies needed to bomb his school.
This is a very well written lead because it is right to the point and is very short in detail. This lead provided you with everything you needed to know in the first sentence and has the five w's and an h in it. The article also says that the student was accused and not found guilty.
Wealthy, self financed congressional candidate Jack Davis says the McCain Feignolds act's "Millionaire's Amendment," which raises the contribution limits for opponents of wealthy, self-financed candidates, is not only unfair but also unconstitutional, and his lawyers will try to persuade the Supreme Court of that Tuesday.
I believe this lead is very lengthy and has way too many word descriptions in the first sentence. Wealthy and self financed are not needed in the first sentence because they are long and I feel like the writer is trying to focus on the description of Jack Davis too much.
The good lead I found was in Monday's April 21 article in The Columbian:
Authorities say an 18 year old South Carolina student is behind bars after collecting the supplies needed to bomb his school.
This is a very well written lead because it is right to the point and is very short in detail. This lead provided you with everything you needed to know in the first sentence and has the five w's and an h in it. The article also says that the student was accused and not found guilty.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Web Log #1
This article ran on April 14th in The Columbian and can be found on page A6.
The article was entitled "Congolese jet veers off runway; at least 21 killed. This article had timeliness for being very recent. I believe the article had a sense of impact in it as well because readers are affected when people are killed in serious accidents. Also, this article had the quality of daily news due to the story being published the day after the accident.
The article was entitled "Congolese jet veers off runway; at least 21 killed. This article had timeliness for being very recent. I believe the article had a sense of impact in it as well because readers are affected when people are killed in serious accidents. Also, this article had the quality of daily news due to the story being published the day after the accident.
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