Thursday, October 15, 2009

plans for my audio story

Why is it that none of us college students know how to cook anyway?
For my audio story, I'd like to try to get a hold on a few parents maybe family studies or psychology professors who have a strong theory on the subject to disucss it with me. I also think it would be interesting to interview a student who doesn't know to cook and blames it fully on her parents-- just to see what the reasoning is!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Summary ledes vs. Broadcast ledes

These are three examples of Summary ledes taken from The Baltimore Sun, I took each lede and changed it into a broadcast-style lede.

1. Summary Lede:
A 14-month-old baby boy reportedly abducted early Tuesday from a house in Northeast Baltimore and found five hours later abandoned in a car was apparently taken by a child relative of the parents during a family dispute, a city police spokesman said.

Broadcast Lede:
A 14-month-old boy who was reported abducted Tuesday was apparently taken by a relative of the parents during a family dispute.

2.Summary Lede:
Carol W. Greider, who on Monday became the 33rd person associated with the Johns Hopkins University to win the Nobel Prize, is a triathlete, a mother of two and a methodical and modest genetic researcher who colleagues say shuns publicity in favor of pursuing her passion: fundamental, curiosity-driven science.

Broadcast Lede:
Carol Greider became the 33rd person associated with Johns Hopkins University to win the Nobel Prize on Monday.

3.Summary Lede:
A body spotted Friday by a Verizon worker in an underground cable vault in North Baltimore's mid-Govans neighborhood was that of a decomposed white female, and detectives are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine how she died, according to police.

Broadcast Lede:
Detectives are awaiting the autopsy results from a decomposed body that was found in a underground cable vault on Friday.