I chose a story from the New York Times. I liked it because, the beginning and the end felt like a feature story, but the middle felt more like a news story.
The article begins with several stories about men who suffered from heart attacks. It goes further to state, that friends and families of the men, believe it may be because they had recently lost their jobs. Then the author talks of studies about direct and indirect effects of stress. At the end of the article he brings it back to the plants closing and the statistics of people who worked there suffering from heart complications.
I liked the technique the author used. It was informative with data and statistical facts but it didn’t feel overwhelming or hard to read. I appreciated the fact that the writer included studies that were being conducted. It sort of validated conclusions made by the victims families and friends. He blended an appropriate amount of facts and descriptions that made it interesting for me to read.
What a great find! With the economy the way it is today this article was really interesting. I agree with all of your comments. I think the journalist did a great job reporting this. There were situations introduced, assumptions made as to why these people were having heart attacks and research provided for readers to look more into it. I didn’t want to stop reading the whole way through, especially when family members were being quoted it made the article become real. Again, this was a great article!
WOW! This article is absolutely insane! The author uses a great technique in his writing to ensure readers will not stop halfway through and continue to read until the end of the story. I could not stop reading and believing what I was reading, especially when family members of those effected were quoted. I also like the various sources and theories the author used that explained the connection of the victims’ stress and heart attacks. Also, the last sentence of the article really has a lasting and dramatic effect on readers.