This week i decided to use the Irish Independent from Friday, October 10th to talk about the introductions various journalists use when they are beginning their news stories.
Page 5 deals with the fatal stabbing of Paul Howe outside Supervalu, moments after he had committed an armed robbery there. Shane Phelan uses a bullet introduction here and covers the main point quickly in his one sentence, 25 word first paragraph. The 'who' and the 'what' are covered in this brief introduction. I liked this intro as it doesn't mess about! It gives you the main thrust of the story, keeps us informed and ignites our interest in what is to follow.
The who what and how are covered directly after in another one sentence paragraph.I once again enjoyed this style of writing . It gives us more and more and teases us to read on, which I did.
From then on Mr.Phelan gives us a lot of reported speech, particularly from Gardai which adds colour to the story. He uses a couple of quotes from aghast residents of the usually subdued Killester area who wish to defend their town from bad press. Leading members of the community, including senators, also gave their two cents.
All in all I liked the introduction. As i said before it kept the reader wanting more from every paragraph. It was an amalgamation of various types of introduction, ranging from the bullet intro to the single element intro.
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