Advanced Print and Online Journalism (MC38B)

Module 4: Analysing Media Content and Critical Thinking

Model, allegedly drug queen, on the lam

By Karl Penhaul, CNNMarch 27, 2010

A tenet of Journalism

“The easiest thing to do is to stop reading.”- William E. Blundell (1988)

 

“The easiest thing to do is to stop reading.” - William E. Blundell (1988) 

Summary of “Model, alleged drug queen, on the lam

Structure: strengths and weaknesses Content: strengths and weaknesses Overall assessment based on accuracy,

relevance, balance, style, originality and technical content

Objectives

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for former model Angela (Angie) Sanclemente

Sanclemente, a Colombian, is believed to be in Argentina

Argentine authorities suspect she uses models to transport drugs internationally

Sanclemente used her Facebook page to insist she is innocent

Summary of article

Structure: Inverted Pyramid

MUST HAVE INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

JUST TO BE NICE

Structural strengths

She pouts her collagen-filled lips and totters on golden stilettos as she parades down the catwalk. Camera flashes pop in the shaky video recording of the photo shoot. Colombian model Angie Sanclemente is an object of desire.

This catches the reader’s attention

Structural strengths

She pouts her collagen-filled lips and totters on golden stilettos as she parades down the catwalk. Camera flashes pop in the shaky video recording of the photo shoot. Colombian model Angie Sanclemente is an object of desire.

But that was 10 years ago. Now Sanclemente is one of South America's "most wanted." The fallen beauty is on the run; Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for her.

She pouts her collagen-filled lips and totters on golden stilettos as she parades down the catwalk. Camera flashes pop in the shaky video recording of the photo shoot. Colombian model Angie Sanclemente is an object of desire.

But that was 10 years ago. Now Sanclemente is one of South America's "most wanted." The fallen beauty is on the run; Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for her.

The woman whose ambition took her from poverty to a life of glamour is thought to be in Argentina. Authorities there suspect she may be the "queen pin" of an international operation that uses models as drug mules to move suitcases loaded with cocaine out of Buenos Aires airport.

"I am convinced Sanclemente is heavily involved in drug trafficking but I still cannot determine exactly what role she plays," one Argentine source close to the investigation tells CNN.

The headline: Model, allegedly drug queen, on the lam “Model on the run”

The lead Could I make the lead better?

Structural Weaknesses

Then, pouting her collagen-filled lips and tottering on golden stilettos while parading down the catwalk, made Angie Sanclemente an object of desire. Now, she is wanted for a completely different reason; Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for her alleged connection to drug trafficking.

New lead

Transitions Ending

Structural weaknesses

Theme: drug trafficking News value: Interpol has issued an

international arrest warrant for a suspected drug trafficking ring leader who is a woman

Who, what, where, when, why and how Purpose: inform

Content strengths

Achieves its purpose but within a very limited capacity

Additional research is needed Several questions are left unanswered Several sources but the majority of them

are unnamed The sources are not diverse enough Writer asked questions, but not the right

ones Use of quotations left much to be desired

Content weaknesses

"I am convinced Sanclemente is heavily involved in drug trafficking but I still cannot determine exactly what role she plays," one Argentine source close to the investigation tells CNN.

THIS SAYS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Content Weaknesses

Former model, 30-year-old Angie Sanclemente on the run

Interpol issued international arrest warrant fro her

Six people in custody, four men, two women December as she tried to board a flight

bound for Cancun, Mexico with 55 kg (120 pounds) of cocaine. That could be worth more than $3.3 million once sold on the streets of the United States or Europe

Fact Checking

Accuracy Relevance Balance Style Originality Technical Content

Assessment

Below average article

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