The news video I chose was about two giant pandas, born in American zoos, that are being shipped to China to become a part of a breeding program with the rest of the endangered species. The video indicates that the panda is getting ready to leave the national zoo, "the only home he's ever known". This event impacted many individuals, mainly kids, who fell in love with the panda at daily zoo trip visits. Kids were lined up waving goodbye while the panda was being pushed into an airplane to depart on a long journey.
In this article, the reporter did started off with a pretty solid lead paragraph. It was strong in the way that it began the article by stating what she is talking about, who it is about, where and when it took place and why it is happening. However, in the video, the reporter doesn't indicate where the Panda is going until later on through the video. If I were a reporter writing this article, I would first off start of my sentence indicating when the event is happening and where, followed by who and what the event is about. I personally consider that a more professional format for a journalist or reporter. As for grammar and verb use, the reporter seems to not make any mistakes and has a good flow of words and details. The structure of the article starts off with the basis of the story and then goes into more details as the story develops. I liked the fact that this story included a written article as well as a video, so the audience can put words and pictures together to get a better understanding of the article. The reporter also did a nice job of interviewing other sources to make the story plausible.
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