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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Great questions about the "S"-word (Scandal!)

Skip Foster, writing for Everyday Ethics on the Poynter site, deconstructs an AP lead about the recent situation at Duke University involving allegations of rape by a stripper at a party hosted by the lacrosse team. Foster asks the right questions about how journalists frame stories, and how we use loaded words inappropriately in our articles. It's worth a read and discussion.

posted by Ken Waters | 3:15 PM

2 Comments:

Blogger porkerbun said...

Skip Foster's analysis really does ask some great questions as to how certain references or loaded words in the AP's lead weren't pertinent to the Duke story. The analysis makes you wonder how many times you've quickly glazed over loaded leads without registering the level at which the words were skewed or sensationalized. There's such a fine line in crafting a lead that is informative, interesting and catchy, while avoiding the temptation to make your story seem overly newsworthy.

(Crystal again)

11:49 PM  
Blogger Ken Waters said...

I wonder if headline analysis should be a part of a class like com 301. . . .

3:13 PM  

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