Blog #10

The lead I chose for this blog is from a KSL article regarding the shooting that occurred on the University of Utah campus on Oct. 30.

“SALT LAKE CITY – One person was shot dead in an attempted carjacking in the foothills bordering the University of Utah campus Monday evening, police said, forcing a lockdown at the university as police combed Red Butte Canyon for a suspect late into the night.”

The reading this week described a summary lead as a lead that should answer most of the who, what, when, where, why and how of the story. It should give a broad overview of what will be explained in more detail later in the article. A summary lead should also contain the most important factors, so the reader can understand the story just by reading the first one or two sentences.

I think this lead does a great job at introducing and summarizing what happened in Salt Lake City that night. It doesn’t give away too much information, but by reading it, you are able to get a good idea as to what occurred. It contains enough information that the reader can get an introduction to the story and can then dive deeper into the story for more details.

The editing mistake I found this week was from an email I received from a coworker. Part of her email said, “I tink there is something else going on here.” This is an obvious mistake. The word “tink” should actually be “think.” It’s interesting how we sometimes make mistakes on simple words.