Feature Writing Preview

1. What is the difference between a hard news lead (lede) and the one you read above?
It has less of a strict format, like an LTQT story, and it has opinions such as "the smooth voice" and it has more emotion to it.

2. What paragraph(s) did you learn the following information?
a. Who- 2
b. What- 1&2
c. Where- 2
d. When- 2
e. Why- 1 & 2 & 3
f. How- 1 & 2 & 3

3. Are there quotes in this story?
yes.


4. Are those quotes arranged in the "quote-transiton" style we used in news writing?
No, some of them are right after the other or between paragraphs.

5. Who is quoted in the story?
Kevin McLoughlin, director of post-production films for the National Football League, Doral Chenoweth III, Ted Williams, Ken Andrews, Tony Florentino, Shane Cormier, Patrick Harris.

6. What quote is the most powerful in the story, in your opinion?
"He's a good guy," Andrews said. "But we never knew he had 'the voice.'"

7. How many paragraphs is the story?
33

8. How many words is the story (hint: you can copy and paste into Word and get a word count)?
765

9. What is significant about the lead (lede) and the final paragraph of the story?
They're significant because they leave you with a sense of curiosity, making the story interesting.

10. Why do you think the writer did that with the lead (lede) and final paragraph?
It makes the story engaging and makes you wonder what comes next.

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?
Yes.

13. Multimedia approaches are powerful tools, what impact did the video have when watched directly after reading the story?
It made you realize what talent they were talking about and made you understand the story a bit more.

14. Would the story have lost its impact without the video?
I'd say a bit, because it does engage the audience more.

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?
He described it as smooth, baritone, a sensation, the voice delivered, "the voice".