Feature Writing Preview

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?
The difference is that a hard news lead includes all the basic information readers are looking for in the feature article there was more stylized writing.

2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information?
a. Who-2
b. What-2
c. Where-2
d. When-2
e. Why-3
f. How-24

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?
Ted Williams

6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?
 ''Radio is defined (as) theater of mind,''

7. How many paragraphs is the story?
33
8. How many words is the story (hint: you can copy and paste into Word and get a word count)?
762

9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?
They connect to each other.
10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?
I think he did it to add a certain effect to the story. He added it to show you could hear his voice somewhere now.
11. Was the story interesting to read?
Yes i found the story very interesting.

12. When you finished the story, but BEFORE you watched the video, did you want to hear the voice?
Yes I was very curious to hear his voice because the whole article was about his "golden voice". 
13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?
It reinforced that his voice truly was "golden" and it makes you hope that he will get his life back together.
14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?
Yes because you wouldn't be able to hear his voice and see how talented he really is.
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 
16. How did the writer do that?
He used imagery and onomatopoeia to help us "hear" the voice.