September 19, 2007 Archives
Assigned Text:
Readings (Gomez and Your Choice)
- Gomez, "Boy on bicycle hurt in East San Jose accident" (try this different URL that doesn't force you to register)
- Choose a different news article about an accident, from a search for "accident" in news.google.com.
Topic:
Accident and Crime Stories 2
Accident Story Checklist (Melvin Mencher)
- Identification of dead, injured.Carter, "Covering Crime on College Campuses"
- Time and location.
- Type(s) of vehicle(s) involved.
- Cause of accident (from official sources).
- Identification of others involved.
- Where dead and injured taken.
- Extent of injuries.
- Condition of injured.
- Heroism, rescues.
- Arrest(s) or citation(s).
- Funeral arrangements if available.
- Damage to vehicles.
- Speed, origin, destination of vehicles.
- Unusual weather or road conditions.
- Accounts by eyewitnesses, investigating officers.
Key Concept:
Lead (sometimes lede)
One or two sentences at the beginning of a news story that encapsulate the news. Write it so that the reader would still understand the main point of the story even if he or she only read the lead.
Continue reading Lead (sometimes lede).
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