For each of the following sets of facts, write the lead and second paragraph of a hard news story:
40 passengers evacuated from a
A landing tower employee witnessed the smoke near the wheels of the Northwest Airlines jet, Flight 428, at the LaCrosse,
Missing Boy
From the following set of facts, write the first two paragraphs of a news story:
A 7-year-old boy missing for three years was found in
The police then arrested the boy’s mother, Ellen Lynn Conner, 27. She is in the process of facing charges of kidnapping as well as interference with a custody warrant.
1 comment:
Wheels: Don't start a sentence with a numeral -- write it out (e.g., Fifteen not 15). Make it one sentence.
Fact Error: The passengers weren't evacuated from the airport -- they were evacuated from a plane.
Boy: Too much information! Keep your lead paragraph to 25-35 words and 1-2 sentences. You can tell me about the mother in P2.
Punctuation: A 7-year-old boy, missing for three years, was found in Brick Township, NJ, Monday night after a neighbor recognized the child’s picture on TV and called the police. (You can tell me what program it was later.)
Wheels: 0/5 - Fact error
Boy: 4/5
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