Comments on: Heart-rending stories

By: Right Wing Nut House » THE COUNCIL HAS SPOKEN

Right Wing Nut House » THE COUNCIL HAS SPOKEN — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:32:41 +0000

[...] 5. “Heart-rending Stories” by Bookworm Room [...]

By: Jay D. Homnick

Jay D. Homnick — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:49:58 +0000

Oh, and thanks infinitely for your years of loyal readership.

By: Jay D. Homnick

Jay D. Homnick — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:48:48 +0000

Hey, Worm, you have not sold me. I used to live in Cincinnati, where one of the network affiliates, I forget which, bucked convention by focusing almost exclusively on good news. For the first time in a long time I began to watch network news with some regularity.

I think the best art traces the conflict as it arcs into resolution. Conflict verging into dissolution draws the same audience as horror movies.

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:35:54 +0000

[...] Bookworm Room, “Heart-rending Stories” [...]

By: greg

greg — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:20:15 +0000

On the bright side, you’ll be able to recycle this story for any and all calamities that cause loss of life and property. Here’s how it’ll work:

“The MSM loves human interest stories about profoundly damaged poor people returning to the Ninth Ward from the Astrodome.”

or another example:

“I can’t help but feel that the MSM, with its obsessive focus on the tragedies of those without health insurance, unrelieved by any news about those who invested just a little bit in an HSA and are now just fine, is going beyond telling stories and into agenda-driven reporting.”

As you can see, Bookworm, you’ve created some quite powerful paragraphs that will serve you well time and time again.