Blog Entry #1 Assignment

I chose three articles online that covered the election of the new pope on Wednesday. The articles came from the New York Times website, CNN.com, and WKBW.com respectively. 

"Cardinal's Pick Bergolio, Who Will Be Pope Francis"
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/world/europe/cardinals-elect-new-pope.html?
pagewanted=all&_r=0
New York Times Website

Lead Used: Delayed-Identification and Summary

Questions Answered: Who (somewhat-but no name)What, When, Where, & So What
Questions Unanswered: Who (name not given till 2nd para.), Why, & How

Effectiveness: I believe it was very effective; it grabbed my attention immediately. It was very descriptive and made me feel like I was really there experiencing the event.  I wish they would have included a bit more factual info in the lead though. 

"Pope Francis, the pontiff of firsts, breaks with tradition"
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/world/europe/vatican-pope-selection/index.html
CNN.com

Lead Used: Inverted Pyramid, Immediate-Identification, & Summary

Questions Answered: Who, What, When, Where, & So What
Questions Unanswered: Why & How

Effectiveness: I believe it was very effective as well. It included more factual information than the last lead but equally grabbed my attention. 

"Pope Francis I: First Latin American Pope, First Jesuit"
http://www.wkbw.com/news/Cardinal-Jorge-Mario-Bergoglio-of-Argentina-Elected-Pope-Takes-name-Francis-I-197841471.html
WKBW.com

Lead Used: Inverted Pyramid, & Immediate-Identification

Questions Answered: Who
Questions Unanswered: What, When, Where, Why, How, & So What

Effectiveness: Overall, not very effective. The lead mainly focused on the who aspect of the story, so not much information was given to give the reader an overview of the article itself. Could have included more detail.