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1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?

In a hard news lede it states as many facts as it can about the event or stories while in this one it explained everything gradually with little inserts of Ted talking with his quotes.

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

The second paragraph

3. Are there quotes in this story?

Yes

4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transiton" style we used in news writing?

Yes, at times throughout the news story.

5. Who is quoted in the story?

Ted Williams, Ken Andrews, Kevin McLoughlin, Doral Chenoweth III,Tony Florentino, Shane Cormier

6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?


"We run into these guys at the exit ramps and we pretty much ignore them," said Chenoweth, who was en route with his wife to the grocery store when he first saw Williams. "This guy was using his talent."

7. How many paragraphs is the story?

Around 30 (short, some just two sentences or less)

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?

They both talk about Ted's voice, stating "That Voice" in the beginning and then, in the end, that you should listen closely for that voice on the radio could be his.

10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?

I think to add interest and a sort of dramatic effect to the writing.

11. Was the story interesting to read?

Yes

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

Definitely, yes.

13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?

I got the vision of Ted Williams and when I went back to read his quotes I heard his "golden" voice.

14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?

Yes

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?

The writer inserted several of his quotes within the paragraphs and stories, the quotes he said with his radio, golden voice.