Feature Writing Preview

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1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?
A hard news story has facts and just straight out tells you what happened and the details. This story did have facts but it was more like a book story instead of just a hard news story, if that makes sense.

2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information?
a. Who - 2
b. What - 2, 5
c. Where - 25
d. When - 15
e. Why - 3-5
f. How - 3

3. Are there quotes in this story?
Yes, there are several quotes in this story.

4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transition" style we used in news writing?
Most of them were, yes. But there was an occasional quote in it's own line/paragraph without anything else, that wasn't quote-transition style.

5. Who is quoted in the story?
Many radio stations and tv channel representatives were quotes. These include director of post-production films for the NFL Kevin McLouglin, Dispatch videographer Doral Chenowath III, volunteer for Mount Carmel Outreach and veteran of local homeless-assistance work Ken Andrews, WNCI program director Tony Florentino, Los Angeles agency owner Shane Cormier, league spokesman Patrick Harris, and the golden-voice Ted Williams.

6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?
I think "I think he really has no idea how big this is going to be." quoted by Tony Florentino is the most powerful quote. It gives a great prediction about Williams' future and how his life will improve because of his vocal talent.

7. How many paragraphs is the story?
There are 33 paragraphs in this story.

8. How many words is the story (hint: you can copy and paste into Word and get a word count)?
There are 762 words in this story.

9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?
The lede and the final paragraph connect to each other. "That voice." "That voice could be his." The writer starts with praising Williams' voice, the reader not expecting it to come from a homeless man, and then as the story progresses, the writer informs the reader about Williams' past and where he was. Then at the end the writer ties up the story by making a statement that means, that amazing voice you hear could come from somebody you would've never thought it would.

10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?
It's a good hook, and when you tie it with that last paragraph, it really brings the story together nicely and it also has a moral to it.

11. Was the story interesting to read?
Yes, I found it interesting to read, but I wish there weren't so many quotes and it was more focused on how he rose to fame instead of who helped to raise him. I understand the importance of all the people wanting him, but there we really nothing about how he actually got his job and had his "big break."

12. When you finished the story, but BEFORE you watched the video, did you want to hear the voice?
Yes, I wanted to hear this voice that was so awesome and provoked so many radio stations and TV channels' interest.

13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?
The video proved the point that his voice really was fantastic and it tied up the story very well. The reader got the full experience of Williams' past, and now his bright future with his brilliant voice.

14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?
Yes, I think the story would've have been a big success without the video. Since the video was mentioned in the story, the reader expects and wants to hear his voice after it being described as this amazing sound. It would've been a letdown if the clip was not included.

15. Did the writer try to come up with a way for you to hear the voice, i.e. did he try to describe the voice or give you a way to "hear" the voice without really hearing it?
Yes, the writer tried to emphasize how great this man's voice was without an actual audio. 

16. How did the writer do that?
The writer achieved this by describing Williams' voice as "smooth baritone". This helped me understand what octave he sang in, and how he sang. 


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