Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Writing for the Mass Media: 5.8, 5.9


5.8 Writing Leads 1

Crash
What: Jet plane crashed
Who: Air Force major
Where: Super Shopping Mall parking lot 
When: at noon
How:  N/A
Lead: An Air Force major was killed and 15 cars were destroyed in a jet plane crash Tuesday in the Super Shopping Mall parking lot.  

City Council
What: 10 percent increase in city property tax
Who:
Where: this morning
When: first of next month
How: city council meeting
Lead: A 10 percent increase in city property taxes will take affect the first of next month causing average taxes to go up by about $50 yearly. 

University Raises
What: all faculty and staff to get 15 percent pay raise
Who: vice president for finance
Where: front steps of the university admin building. 
When: this fall
How: revenues from state
Lead:  The university vice president announced for the first time in two years, a 15 percent pay raise for all faculty and staff, effective this fall. 


Journalism Students Meet
What: boycott
Who: 200 students 
Where: journalism classes
When: monday
How: the tuiton is supposed to be going up.
Lead:  Two hundred members of the Journalism Student Association decide to boycott all journalism classes on Monday to stand up against the 10 percent increase in tuition next fall. 


5.9 Writing leads 2

Plant Accident
What: serious condition at Methodist Hospital 
Who: pipe fitter of Gross Engineers
Where: Petal Municipal Power Plant  Petal, Mississippi
When: 3 pm. 
How: Installing new pipes on the rood of the plant when he accidentally touched wrench to power line carrying 15,000 volts.
Lead: A pipe fitter of Gross Engineers is in serious condition at Methodist Hospital after installing new pipes on the roof of  Petal Municipal Power Plant in Petal, Miss. 

McCartney Illness
What: Explanatory throat surgery 
Who: Famous rock singer Peter McCartney
Where: Riverside Hospital 
When: tuesday
How: Voice reduced to a whisper following a performance in front of 1,000 fans. 
Lead:  Peter McCartney was entered into Riverside Hospital Tuesday for an explanatory throat surgery after his voice reduced to a whisper following a performance in front of 1,000 fans. 

BOE Meeting
What: enrollment dropped and new rules enforced
Who: Hattiesburg board of Education
Where:
When: this morning 
How:
Lead:  Hattiesburg Board of Education met Monday morning to discuss new rules for the administration and the increasing drop in enrollment which dropped 200 students this school year. 

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