I went to the link without "absorbing" your comment. My thought was this: "Wow, if the Chicago Tribune went into this much detail on each shooting in Chicago, people would grow tired of such reporting and reporting on shootings would cease. Then I checked the Chicago Tribune. They have quit reporting on shootings. The only reports that make the newspaper are those that include deaths (anyone) or near-deaths (of rich and famous).
Then I came back and re-read your comment. Yes, the length of this article is a good story. Having said that, it was incredibly long. I wonder if an intern wrote it and will submit it for a journalism course requirement. Smile.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/254170/group/homepage/
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In some places the event would not cause a long story. The length is a good sign.
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It raises a lot of issues, like whether it is an assault butt if it can be used more that 7 times.
I went to the link without "absorbing" your comment. My thought was this: "Wow, if the Chicago Tribune went into this much detail on each shooting in Chicago, people would grow tired of such reporting and reporting on shootings would cease. Then I checked the Chicago Tribune. They have quit reporting on shootings. The only reports that make the newspaper are those that include deaths (anyone) or near-deaths (of rich and famous).
DeleteThen I came back and re-read your comment. Yes, the length of this article is a good story. Having said that, it was incredibly long. I wonder if an intern wrote it and will submit it for a journalism course requirement. Smile.