Feature Writing Preview

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?
The one I read today did not go statement quote statement quote all the way through and it focused on one guy, what he does, and only quoted him in the story. 
2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information?
a. Who- Paragraph 2: Ted Williams
b. What- Paragraph 1: He has a radio voice
c. Where- Paragraph 2 and 25: Brooklyn, 
d. When- Paragraph 2: January 4th (yesterday for the article)
e. Why- Paragraph 2: A Dispatch.com video got a video of his voice.
f. How- Paragraph 28- He went to school to want to become a broadcaster and worked on his voice there.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, Tony Flentino, Ken Andrews, Kevin McLoughlin, and Shane Cormier.
6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?
"He said to me: 'Radio is defined (as) theater of mind,'" Williams says on the Dispatch video. "I can't be an actor; I can't be an on-air (television) personality. "The voice became something of a development."
7. How many paragraphs is the story?
33 paragraphs
8. How many words is the story (hint: you can copy and paste into Word and get a word count)?
762 words.
9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?
It starts off with an enticing statement "That voice" and it elaborates on the other parts. The final paragraph makes you wonder what he is a part of now like if the voice is him from Family Guy.
10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?
To pull you in and interest you about him.
11. Was the story interesting to read?
I thought it was very interesting to watch.
12. When you finished the story, but BEFORE you watched the video, did you want to hear the voice?
Yes I wanted to know if it was as good as they were claiming it was.
13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?
You got to hear the voice and decide for yourself if you thought he had "the voice".
14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?
I think it would've because you can talk about his voice all you want to but if you can't hear his voice what is the point in the story?
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?
He had quotes of what he says in the video which you can imagine how it would be said and they mention it is a "smooth baritone".
16. How did the writer do that?
He put the quotes of what he says in italics making you think that's what he says so you say it like you think he will.