Feature Writing Preview

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?
A hard news lead states as much as the 5 W's as possible, but the lead in the piece above is very short, vague, and pulls in the reader. It doesn't give information on what you're about to read.

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

3. Are there quotes in this story?
Yes.

4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transiton" style we used in news writing?
No.

5. Who is quoted in the story?
Kevin McLoughlin, Doral Chenoweth III, Ken Andrews, Tony Florentino, Shane Cormier, Patrick Harris, Ted Williams.

6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?
"The voice became something of a development."

7. How many paragraphs is the story?
33

8. How many words is the story?
765

9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?
They're both very short, similar, and open the story by drawing you in, and end the story also leaving you intrigued.

10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?
To give the story its own voice and flow, and to make the piece more interesting to read.

11. Was the story interesting to read?
Yes. At times it was slow and was throwing out a lot of facts, but I was so intrigued because I wanted to hear his voice.

12. When you finished the story, but BEFORE you watched the video, did you want to hear the voice?
So bad

13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?
The video gave me the image of Williams, and gave me the sound of his voice. It helped the reader/watcher better picture the situation he is in.

14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?
No, but the video definitely adds to it. 

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?
A little.

16. How did the writer do that?
He used a few unique descriptive words like "smooth baritone."