A Storybook of Quotes

Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
James M. Barrie (1860 - 1937)

Note: When this quote appears, it means the entry is in answer to an assignment in EL 227: The Practice of Journalism.

Chapter Seven: Exercises One through Four

1.)
Who?
The United Jewish Appeal
What?
A walk-a-thon
When?
This morning
Where?
Springfield
Why?
To raise money for The Soup Kitchen
How?
Not applicable

2.)
Who?
Funeral home directors
What?
Federal Trade Commission rule
When?
Today
Where?
Not applicable
Why?
To prevent funeral home rip-offs
How?
Providing an itemized list of services and materials offered

A - answers What?, When?, and Why?
B - answers Who?, What?, and When?
C - answers What?, When?, and Why?
D - answers What?, When?, Why?, and How?

D is the best answer, it answers the most of the six questions

3.)
A - What began twelve years ago with a federal staff investigation and led to hearings and a court fight culminates today with a Federal Trade Commission rule to prevent funeral homes from ripping you off.

D - Twelve years after first being proposed, a federal regulation goes into effect Monday to require funeral homes to provide an itemized list of services and materials offered and a cost list before you make any arrangements.

I think that the third person method is better, because it does not force your reader to take a certain position on the issues.

4.)
As the result of a test, a nuclear weapon detonated today 2,000 feet beneath the surface of Pahute Mesa in the Nevada desert. The weapon, with a yield equivalent to 150,000 tons of TNT was detonated within 40 miles of a group of pacifists.

Posted by Diana Geleskie at September 23, 2003 4:22 PM