Dan Onorato's Campaign: Tracking a news story as it unfolds

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 (A.M.)

When Dan Onorato kicked off his campaign in Philadelphia, no one thought there would be much newsworthiness to the story, and even the Tribune-Review's article was a yawner.  Afterall, people have been running for political ofices for decades.

The article is written before Onorato's speech, so the writer does not know what platform he will take or if any newsworthy incidents will happen during the speech. 

"You are going to see old-fashioned, inclusive campaigning with lots of oppurtunities for voters to talk, shake hands and get to know who each candidate is and what they stand for," Anthony Youngblood said (qtd. in the Tribs' Article). 

Onorato did not live up to Youngblood's statement (if we can even trust a source with the name Youngblood). 

When the campaign reached Pittsburgh, voices were squashed just as they were during the G-20 Summit.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 (P.M.)

Channel 11 News (WPXI) based in Pittsburgh ran a 5 and 11 p.m. newscast showing protestors taking the stage during Onorato's campaign speech.  Several of them were arrested for disrupting the peace.  These protesters were speaking out against the opression during the G20 Summit that was held in Pittsburgh at the end of September. 

Though Onorato had nothing to do with the police opression, the rioters took the stage.

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 (9:23 a.m.)

The Tribune Review posts this article:

Onorato pledges 'real reform' in race for governor  

The beginning of the article recounts what the previous day's article was anticipating.  Since the October 6th article was written before Onorato made the speeches, this article had to be written to cover what happend after the speeches.  Therefore, along with a summary of the previous article, it contains some of the platforms Onorato will stand on (his positions).

At the end of the article, a smaller article appears: Six protesters arrested at kickoff 

"Pittsburgh police handcuffed and removed six protesters from the IBEW Hall Tuesday evening after they disrupted Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato's campaign event.

Naomi Archer, 43, of Asheville, N.C., managed to get on stage with Onorato and briefly grab the microphone, before he shouldered her aside and an aide pulled her off stage. Hers was the first of four separate disruptions" (from "Six protestors arrested").

     

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