News Comment #7
Comments(0) For this week’s news comment I read “Multiple tornadoes reported in Oklahoma, leaving thousands without power” from NBC News by Elisha Fieldstadt and The Associated Press. The article reported on a severe storm system that worked its way through the state last night. Several tornados were reported and some school districts canceled classes to ensure that no damage was done to the buildings.
The article itself was not subjective. It included only the facts from the story. Such as when, what, how, why, and where. One thing I found the writer did well was include the answers to questions that people might still have. For example, it was explained that The National Weather Service would be headed out this morning to find out how many tornadoes actually touched down.
Another thing I noticed was that there were some spelling/grammatical errors. The article said “homes and and apartment complex” rather than homes and an apartment complex. I don’t know if this mistake was overlooked because they were trying to get it done and published, but it seemed like a silly mistake for a pretty well-known news source.
(I also realize our writing assignment could have been done in place of this, however, I already had this done in hopes of having less to do during Fall Break so here it is)