Feature Writing Preview

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?
   The lead from this story was short, sweet, and added tension for the reader to continue reading, with hard news they explain everything on the first sentence and the article is extra.

2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information?

a. Who - 2nd

b. What - 1st & 3rd & 5th


c. Where - 2nd


d. When - Under Title


e. Why - 5th


f. How - 3rd


3. Are there quotes in this story?
   Yes, from more than one person.

4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transition" style we used in news writing?
   Most of them are, there's two that are next to each other, but the following paragraph explains them.


5. Who is quoted in the story?
   Kevin McLoughlin
   Doral Chenoweth III
   Ted Williams
   Ken Andrews
   Ton Florentino
   Shane Cormier
   Frank Willson
   Patrick Harris


6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?
   "but we never knew he had 'the voice'" He has his power with his 'radio' voice


7. How many paragraphs is the story?
   Thirty three paragraphs (33)


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


9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?
   It gets shorter as you read, leaving all the important information at the end, and the final lead is about how great his voice is, just like the first paragraph.

10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?
   I believe he did that so you could remember the article and spread the information with others

11. Was the story interesting to read?
   It was interesting to read after you hav heard his voice, if you read it before, you'd just be kept in suspense, especially if they didn't have the proof.


12. When you finished the story, but BEFORE you watched the video, did you want to hear the voice?
  Absolutely, it was the whole point of the article, you can't express voice through words.

13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?
   You would have a good feel for what his voice would be like when reading his quotes from the video, also gives an idea for his conditions before his fame.   


14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?
   It definitely would've lost its audience if the didn't have the proof and without audience, the article would have no point to it.


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, but the voice afterwards was much more different than I had expected.


16. How did the writer do that?
   Using italics to add emphasis and explain his love for radio