Introduction Motor vehicle accidents and fires are among the most common events a reporter covers. Accuracy is essential, which means double-checking official reports of the names and addresses of those involved and avoiding giving the cause of the accident or fire unless it is part of the official record.
The accounts of those involved—investigating officers and victims—animate the story. The essential element of these stories is accurate information about those injured or killed. Property losses, rescue efforts and effects on the community are important parts of disaster stories.
In this chapter, you will find the following. Please click on the left menu to begin. Part Five: From Accidents to Education
Chapter 18: Accidents and Disasters
Introduction
Check It (1): A. Pedestrian
B. Three Dead
Check It (2): Usage
Exercises I: Accidents
A. Truck
B. Speed
Assignments I
A. Reports
B. Dangers
Exercises II: Disasters
A. Gas Leak
B. Rain
Assignment II: Preparations
Dating Violence
Community Projects
A. Feedback (1)
B. Environment
Home Assignment
Readable
Class Discussion
Feedback (2)
Search
Unwed
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Catastrophe: 9/11
Shrouded in smoke, the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center collapse. |
