Nick's Comm 303 Blog

Ellie Maston filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Amburn’s Produce Market today.

Maston claims the accident occurred on April 1: she was walking through the supermarket, slipped on green beans that were on the floor and broke her hip as a result. The lawsuit Maston filed says she “suffered permanent bodily and mental injuries,  incurred medical expenses and lost income” and charges Amburn’s with negligence.

Direct-news lead: “Former vice president Richard B. Cheney was hospitalized Monday at George Washington University Hospital after suffering from chest pains, his office said.” http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/02/cheney-reportedly-admitted-to.html?hpid=topnews

Anecdotal lead: “It set in during the introduction of the Wizards’ starting lineup, when there was an intimate smattering of patrons in the arena.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021705872.html

Question lead: “Have you heard? They’re renaming the rose.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103394.html?hpid=voicesopinion

Disliked lead: “We meet here today at the bizarre, powerful and unsettling intersection of real life and celebrity circus, sincerity and corporate calculation, profound apology and ultimate reality TV.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021904962.html

I didn’t like this lead because I thought it was too wordy and long to lead into what was being written about: Tiger Woods’ press conference.