[Seattle-editorial] Story Proposal

[Jason Reep]

i agree fully. and approve the feature also

Jeremy G Kahn wrote:
> Thumbs up to Gentry's proposals (both of them) here; go Judy and Gentry!
> 
> I think that clarifying the story in the feature is important, but i 
> think it's also okay to say "here's the lead (yadda yadda); read an 
> account here." especially if we're moving to a hook-and-link feature 
> format.  Details and errata can be posted as comments to the story -- 
> that's a large part of what comments are intended for.
> 
> I don't mean that we should post outright lies on the front page. Just 
> that showing people interesting articles is our role as feature 
> composers/editors.  That the articles may provoke discussion or further 
> interactive journalism is a good thing.
> 
> I think it's okay if the "hook" paragraph is taken fromt he body of the 
> article instead of the first two as well -- think of what newspapers do 
> when they take a sensational quote and print it in a block-box with 
> twenty point type in the middle of an article, to draw you in.
> 
> Feel free to experiment, and to think of how to get people to click the 
> link and read more.
> 
> ... the former newspaper editor,
> 
> jeremy
> 
> 
> typist at speakeasy.net wrote:
> 
>> Hi Gentry,
>>
>> I'll take a stab at editing it, but two paragraphs would be too short. 
>> Let's post the two lead paragraphs and link to rest of story.
>>
>> I think the writer exaggerates a bit in two instances. 1) there were 
>> not hundreds of anti-Bush protesters in Bellevue, more like dozens; he 
>> is correct that they did overwhelm the Bush supporters (I was there 
>> most of the time).  Also there were already a lot of people at Hunts 
>> Point by noon.  Not sure they came from other street protests (we 
>> drove past them on the way to Bellevue).  2) The local news did a 
>> terrible job of  covering the protests -- not a great job according to 
>> reporter (unless I missed something).  Channel 4  gave it the most 
>> press as far as I could tell.  Do others think the local media covered 
>> this well?
>>
>> The protest on Friday in Seattle was at Victor Steinbrueck park in the 
>> market I thought not Westlake as reported.
>>
>> I like the article, but I want the facts to be reported correctly.  
>> I'll correct what I can.  If anyone else has some feedback, please let 
>> me know.
>> Judy
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Gentry Lange [mailto:g at art13.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 05:12 AM
>>> To: 'Editorial'
>>> Subject: [Seattle-editorial] Story Proposal
>>>
>>> Title: Bushwacked in Seattle
>>> Subtitle: Black Helicopters And Millionaire Mansions
>>>
>>> http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=32079&group=webcast
>>>
>>> This is a great story, and we should post a summary of it as a 
>>> feature...
>>> Anyone have time to shorten it to two paragraphs or so? I will do the 
>>> HTML
>>> work if someone slices and dices.
>>>
>>> Gentry
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