There's been a lot of snow news about all the blizzards hitting the nation, but this story is a little more bizarre than most. And quite disturbing...
1. I chose this story because it's relevant to a lot of areas in the country with all the recent snow. We may not have found any dead bodies in the snow piles, but we have had snow piles!
2. The news value this story contains would be Novelty. It's definitely odd and surprising. It's not every snow-day you find a dead body in the snow. Another possible news value this story contains would be Emotions. Later in the article, residents talk about how the streets were filthy from poor street clean up and management. There was a lot of anger about the conditions.
3. I think this Scene-Setter Lead is great for catching the reader's attention. It talks about how the snow is finally melting-- only to reveal a mess of trash and even dead bodies.
4. Unanswered Questions/Follow-up: What is the city planning to do about clean-up?
http://www.decaturdaily.com/stories/Bodies-foundin-melting-snow,74990
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