Hate Crimes
All of the reported hate crimes in Pullman, WA for 2006 and 2007 were for sexual orientation. There were four reported in 2006 and one in 2007. These numbers are relatively low compared to other cities in Washington.
State Politics
-Christine Gregoire received the most political donations, she received $12,002,778.
-For Christine Gregoire "Amgen" donated the most money to her at $3,300. Dino Rossi received the most funding from Associated General Contractors Of Washington with $5,800.
-"Forestry and Forest Products" donated more to the Republican party in Washington state for 2008. "Lobbyists & Public Relations" contributed more money to the Democratic party in Washington state for 2008.
Patent Application
Digital video recorder- The first reference was filed in 1964 http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=Qh5aAAAAEBAJ&dq=Digital+video+recorder
Social Networking- The first reference was filed in 1987 http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=pPMxAAAAEBAJ&dq=social+networking
Automobile- The first reference was filed in 1806 http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=E9lrAAAAEBAJ&dq=automobile
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Special Leads
Narrative lead
Charles R. Cross publishes new, interactive Led Zeppelin book
On May 11, 1969, Led Zeppelin, then a relatively unknown but up-and-coming British rock band, played a concert in Seattle before a few thousand people at the Aqua Theater at Green Lake, drawing noise complaints from some of the area's residents.
I personally believe that for this type of news story this is the best lead. This is not a hard news story; it is more one of entertainment. This lead attracts the reader where a summary lead would be boring and bland. I feel a Staccato lead could work well with this story also because it too is colorful and can grab attention.
Question lead
Now is the perfect time to drink most wines
PERFECT TIMING is admired in many things. Speak the right words to the right person at the right time and zoom — life can sprout wings. Golf, tennis, football . . . virtually any sport requires perfect timing if you want to compete at the pro level. It's the same with music, dance or any other performing art. But what about wine?
The question lead can be very effective if used correctly in that it can also grab the reader’s attention. The above lead makes the reader curious, which in turn grabs their attention. Relating wine to sports and perfect timing is not something you hear or think about everyday and it makes the reader want to read further to see how these relate. I believe this is a great choice for the lead in this type of news story because like the above story this is not a hard news story and can creativity can grab the reader’s attention. A summary lead or one of the other special leads could work for this story but the question lead does the job quite nicely. I could see a narrative lead or contrast lead working well for this story also but the question lead fits very well.
Charles R. Cross publishes new, interactive Led Zeppelin book
On May 11, 1969, Led Zeppelin, then a relatively unknown but up-and-coming British rock band, played a concert in Seattle before a few thousand people at the Aqua Theater at Green Lake, drawing noise complaints from some of the area's residents.
I personally believe that for this type of news story this is the best lead. This is not a hard news story; it is more one of entertainment. This lead attracts the reader where a summary lead would be boring and bland. I feel a Staccato lead could work well with this story also because it too is colorful and can grab attention.
Question lead
Now is the perfect time to drink most wines
PERFECT TIMING is admired in many things. Speak the right words to the right person at the right time and zoom — life can sprout wings. Golf, tennis, football . . . virtually any sport requires perfect timing if you want to compete at the pro level. It's the same with music, dance or any other performing art. But what about wine?
The question lead can be very effective if used correctly in that it can also grab the reader’s attention. The above lead makes the reader curious, which in turn grabs their attention. Relating wine to sports and perfect timing is not something you hear or think about everyday and it makes the reader want to read further to see how these relate. I believe this is a great choice for the lead in this type of news story because like the above story this is not a hard news story and can creativity can grab the reader’s attention. A summary lead or one of the other special leads could work for this story but the question lead does the job quite nicely. I could see a narrative lead or contrast lead working well for this story also but the question lead fits very well.
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