Let's be honest here, I write a lot. Like, maybe too much at times... But hey, that's okay, because when it comes to blogging, writing things of good quality, often, can make you go far!

This blog was pieced together for my 2012-2013 year of high school—also my graduation year—so, if you are a visitor to this website from many years down the road, I am guessing that you will find that most of the posts I have made have been submitted from within that time period. I am a Journalism and Media Studies student, so much of what you see here is mainly geared towards the completion of assignments in those two courses.

I hope that you enjoy reading my posts and that you find what it is you are looking for in visiting this blog.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Abused Infant From Edmonton: Still holding on...

For this assignment, I was asked to find and analyse three online news story.  I chose this particular one from The Canadian Press that discusses the court ruling involving the parents of a two year old girl who was brought to cardiac arrest and then into a comma after having been abused and neglected by the people who were supposed to care for her most:

The lead is effective because the idea of removing a girl off life support is such a tragic thing that it directs our attention to the page.  It is emotionally driven and makes you want to read more:
Alberta's top court has upheld a judge's ruling that a two-year-old child allegedly abused by her parents should be taken off life support.
Right from the get-go we are given the most important pieces of information we need to know after walking away from the paper:
  1. What the parents are being charged for: aggravated assault, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and failing to provide the necessities of life.  
  2. They will only get to spend 20mins with their daughter to say thier final goodbyes.  
These are some of the facts that we will most likely talk about in a casual conversation with our friends or co-workers when the topic of the incident and its hearing is brought up.

Next, the article gives us the Five W's of their news story.

When: This is a current news story.  The hearing and decision on charges were conducted this week.  
Why: Talks briefly about why they are being charged (doesn't give exact detail.)
Where: Edmonton, Alberta
What: The "what" in this story mainly answers the questions "what is going on?" and "what has happened?":  The girl is going into palliative care, the couple had been neglecting their children, etc.
Who: Involves the family (the girl, her twin sister, their parents), the court and the judge.  

There are no quotes in this news story.  It is very short, so perhaps it is not needed.

The ending of this news story is also nothing special.  Being a short article, it only says what it needs to, telling you all you need to know from the resent updates on the case.  It then ends abruptly after their is nothing left to say.
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*Here is a link to the article, just in case you were interested in reading it yourself: [link]
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