Looking online for news articles, there are various articles about something ended with a death or tragedy. The general public views these types of articles to get information of either how to avoid the situation and/or how to learn what to do when faced with the same problem. Positive stories, or stories that have a good ending, are often difficult to find. In this article reviewed, it is about a man who was faced with death, until his best friend came to his rescue. Don Callahan has diabetes and went through an episode, one evening, while taking his dog for a walk. The reporter, that covered the story, created a lead into the content just like someone who was telling a narrative. It clarifies and eases the entrance into the article and is not so direct. If the reporter was direct and made simplified statements of information, the tense of the piece would have sounded like an argent message to the viewers. This argent message would be rather suited for disasters and important data that are seen in a top headline. It helps when watching this type of story on television, after the direct, or straight set information, the show can catch its hypothetical breath on a positive piece. It can also make the audience watching the show, find time to release anxiety of the previous news.
The reporter is telling the piece in a way that can relate to the viewer. When an older gentleman is shown on the screen, people can sense sympathy with the story. The language is another positive aspect of the report. The language is not overwhelming and words are stressed when the author wants to make a point. For example, in conclusion to the story, the dog had barked loudly for a long period time. The reporter states, “He will continue to take Wyatt on walks each and every day”, this statement is said slowly and the tone does not conceal any hidden emotion. The affection of the owner to his dog appears to be loving and thankful.
This report doesn’t need any changes. It was found to be completely appropriate and well told. It was interesting to see the other side of news. The high stressed information can get too intense for many simple readers.
Podell, L. (reporter). (2010). Diabetic: dog saved my life. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2010/02/05/dnt.mi.dog.diabetic.rescue.wdiv?iref=allsearch
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