April 5th

Nation: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/us/politics/06prexy.html?_r=1&hp

World: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/world/asia/06korea.html?hp

Nation: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/us/05pittsburgh.html?hpw

Local: http://www.startribune.com/local/42499032.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUs

Local: http://www.startribune.com/42498757.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiacyKU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

I chose the story of the Fargo Students being able to go back to school to write about. This story is, I’m sure, interesting to many, especially around Minnesota, because we have heard so much about it and know the severity of the situation. I met someone the other day that has been on ‘spring break’ for three weeks because of the flooding. Knowing someone who is going through the news that I am reading about makes it more interesting to me, and a great human interest piece. The article does a great job of including enough background information, the current situation, and perhaps does a little foreshadowing toward the end. There are various quotes from different people throughout the story, which gives us the perspective of someone that lives in the situation, and not just a reporter.

March 6th

National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/us/06marriage.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/business/economy/06shares.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1236351802-efRGcfxsi3Q21svmMYQ+ug

World: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/world/asia/06swat.html?th&emc=th

Local:http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/40834652.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUT

Local: http://www.startribune.com/local/40842082.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUX

The last article, about Sara Jane Olson’s release, uses interviewing techniques we learned about in class. The person doing the interview collected background information and information from other sources before starting on the article. It’s hard to tell whether or not he actually interviewed Olson, but some of the statements he writes appear to be facts, which had to be validated in some way. He had to have asked Olson’s age, what kind of life she led, where she lived, how many kids she had, her hobbies, how she was convicted, when she was convicted, and what she continued to do after she was convicted. The story does not have much sensitivity to the subject, so the author is clearly bias. The writer’s goals were to give the reader factual information about the subject, with little opinion. If the writer did indeed interview Olson, he must have used several techniques to get her to confirm the information he put in his story, as she probably would not have liked many of that in there.

February 27th

National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/washington/28troops.html?_r=1&hp

National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/us/politics/28web-budget.html?hp

World:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/world/asia/27pstan.html

Local: http://www.startribune.com/local/40404267.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUr

Local: http://www.startribune.com/local/40420137.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUl

The article about the man killed by the snowplow was well-written, I believe. The lead answers all of the major questions: who: a pedestrian
what: was struck and killed
how: by a snowplow
when: Thursday night
where: Minneapolis
how: heavy snow fell
The also attribute the Minneapolis police in the lead, to give it credibility. I do not believe that they necessarily need to credit any sources, at least not right away in the story. It has somewhat of a delayed identification of the person, as it doesn’t specifically say who was killed in the lead, but it does say later on that the victim’s name has not been released yet. We do later find out that the victim is a man, because of the word “he”.
The article uses another TV source, which means a lot of information probably hasn’t been collected yet, and they’re getting every bit of information they can to make a decent article about it.

February 20th

National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/us/20california.html?ref=todayspaper

National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/nyregion/20food.html?ref=todayspaper

International: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/world/asia/21diplo.html?ref=world

Metro: http://www.startribune.com/local/39910027.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUac8HEaDiaMDCinchO7DU

Metro: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39857497.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUr

“The two suspects jailed in the critical wounding of a western Minnesota sheriff’s deputy are expected to be charged this morning and appear in court, the Mahnomen County attorney’s office said.”
This is the lead for the metro article about the two deputies shot and their suspects being in court today. It is written very similar to how we have been working on. This is an example of ‘old news’, but it has new information so the writer is trying to make it relevant to today. It is a who lead because it first answers the question “who”-the two deputies jailed in the critical wounding. The what is expected to be charged and appear in court. The where is Mahnomen County. They also give the public a citation of credibility, stating where they received the information.

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