Saturday, March 15, 2008

Week 8 - Soft Broadcast Lead

Those of you planning on taking mass transit out of Manhattan may need to reconsider this afternoon, as the North Commuter Railroad has lost power.

According to Dona Evans, a squirrel was seen scampering around on the power lines of the transit system. Somehow, the unfortunate adventurer got electrocuted and set off an incredible chain of events. At the site of the electrocution, a wire wrestled free from its bracket. The wire then hung limp above the track. As a train passed, the wire became entangled in the train's tracks, and ultimately tore down a large portion of the Railroad's power system.

1 comment:

camccune said...

How about using broadcast format? Slugline, time signature, ALL CAPS.

5/10: Please try it again. Write an attention-getting lead-in to your soft broadcast lead, and then write your lead.

For some good examples, check out this assignment on some of your classmates' blogs: Kate, Brandon and Dorsu did a good job with this.