Article #6

Javion Johnson
Article #6

I decided to do a local news story, which involved a mother and daughter that was car jack at knife point. After reading the article I came up with three story angles that could be used when writing this story. In the article it explained how the mother and daughter were going to a nearby market to cash a check when a man approached their vehicle and held a knife to her neck. The man was caught on surveillance tape that was in the parking lot they were in. The man did get away in there minivan with the victims purse and money inside.
A profile article is the number one angle that I could think of. Since both mother and daughter both survived the incident, they can both explain what they went through, as well as explain and give into more detail what the suspect did and said while being held up.
Another article angle you could do is a How to…the writer could explain how to avoid something like this from happening to themselves and others. Some examples I came up with is, how to avoid getting car jack by never walking alone walk in groups, walk in places with a lot of lighting and always be aware of your surroundings.
Lastly there’s the explanatory angle, somewhat different from a how to article. This angle is basically explaining the process that happens when someone is car jacked. When taking the explanatory angle you again have to put in some of the same ideas like in a how to, for example explain the process in which car jackers wait for, catching someone walking alone and not paying attention to what’s going on around them.