Writing For the Mass Media Homework #4

5.10

Plant Accident
Who: Duane LaChance, age 53, employee of Gross Engineers
What: 3rd degree burn accident
When: 3 p.m. today
Where: Petal Municipal Plant, 222 Power Drive
Why: installing of new pipes on the roof of the plant
How:accidently touched the wrench to a power line carrying 15,000 volts.

Type:

Lead:
Employee of Gross Engineers Company in Petal, Mississippi suffers from third-degree burns on September 14 after touching wrench to power line carrying 15,000 volts.

2nd Paragraph: Duane LaChance of Petal, was listed in serious condition tonight in the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital. The accident occurred at 3 p.m. today at Petal Municipal Power Plant on 222 Power Drive.

McCartney Illness
Who: Peter McCartney, famous rock singer
What: Exploratory throat surgery
When: today, checked in late tonight, surgery scheduled tomorrow
Where: Riverside Hospital
Why: voice had been reduced to whisper
How: Performance at Bennett Auditorium in front of 1,000 fans

Type:

Lead: Famous rock singer checked into hospital for exploratory throat surgery after performance at the Bennett Auditorium.

2nd Paragraph:
Peter McCartney checked into Riverside hospital late tonight after his voice had been reduced to a whisper following his performance in front of 1,000 fans last night at the Bennett Auditorium. He will go in for exploratory surgery tomorrow.

BOE Meeting
Who: Assistant superintendent Max Hoemmeldorfer
What:Hattiesburg Board of Education Meeting
When:this morning
Where:
Why:New rules will prohibit female students from wearing miniskirts
How:

Type:

Lead:Hattiesburg Board of Education accepted report this morning and passed new rules that will prohibit all students from wearing blue jeans, and female students from wearing miniskirts.

2nd Paragraph: Assistant superintendent Max Hoemmeldorfer reported the enrollment for the school year at the meeting, stating that it dropped by 200 students to 1,050. Along with the new rules, the board accepted a low bud from Farmer's Dairy to provide milk to the schools at one-half cent a pint.



5.11

Faculty in Plane Crash
Who:John Dumont, Associate Professor of rural sociology, George Johnson, associate professor of English, both from Backwater State University
What: TWA Jet crash
When:Thursday night
Where: crashed on takeoff at Kennedy International Airport
Why:
How:

Type:

Lead: Two professors from Backwater State University were aboard the same TWA jet and crashed at the Kennedy International Airport on Thursday night.

2nd Paragraph: Associate Professor of rural sociology, John Dumont, and associate professor of English George Johnson were returning from separate conferences in New York City when their TWA jet crashed on takeoff. Forty-five passengers and crew members were aboard, and five people and were killed.


Meeman Speaks
Who: Norman Meeman, noted author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
What: Spoke to audience of 67, mostly English students
When:4:30 p.m. Sunday
Where: room 111 of the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library
Why:
How:Won the Pulitzer Prize two years ago for his book,  My Life as Far as It Goes

Type:

Lead: Noted author and Pulitzer Prize winner spoke in the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library Sunday to an audience of 67.

2nd paragraph: Norman Meeman, who won the Pulitzer Prize two years ago for his book, "My Life as Far as It Goes" spoke to the audience in the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library. Meeman said, "You can't be a great writer by imitating the styles of prize-winning authors..."

Professor Wins Award
Who: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
What: ceremony announced annual George Washington Honor Medal winners
When: last week
Where: Pennsylvania
Why:
How:

Type:

Lead: At a ceremony last week, the Freedoms at Valley Forge announced its annual George Washington Honor Medal winners in Pennsylvania.

2nd paragraph: Among the other 32 winners at the ceremony was Clement Crabtree, a professor of horticulture. Cited for his essay called, "Plan for Peace," in which he urged distribution of free packets of red, white, and blue flower seeds in foreign nations.