For the Spin a story is 5 ways assignment, I picked the California earthquake. I read the article on Yahoo.com and it was all over the place trying to cover every little detail. It was also very long which just slowly made me uninterested in the story. Short simple and to the point is how it needs to be these days. It covered everything from California’s history with earthquakes, a couple personal experiences, how others are stepping in to help, damage, location of the earthquake, details of the event, injuries, and then it went back through having more damage reports, more personal stories, and more history and details. It was overwhelmingly too much.

I put a spin on this story in 5 years easy. One, focus solely on one family that lost everything. Two, the details. Three, the 13-year-old boy who’s in critical condition in the hospital. Four, what the white house is going to do to help.  Five, how California will fix all the roads, historic buildings, wineries, and homes that were damaged or lost. And for kicks and giggles, six, how the winery businesses will be effected by the earthquakes. I understand they want to get all the details out and not leave anything behind, but this day and age, long articles get boring fast. I printed out this article and it was exactly two pages long. I don’t have the time or patience to read that if it wasn’t for homework. Short and to the point is perfect!