Anthony D’Angelo

2/19/2020

New York Times Reporter Update

Nick Corasaniti writes in a very easy way to read. To start, his leads are very simplistic and give a basic news lead on what is going on, but he occasionally gives an ambiguous lead that draws the reader in for most stories. However, his leads are not always great, as they make me rely on the title of the story to know what is going on. In the second paragraph, he usually gives a background overview on the candidate or subject he is writing about. His nutgrafs are harder to find than in most stories, but since he writes about the primary election, I understand why. The clarity of his writing is decent, but he can sometimes confuse me as to why he goes into specific details that do not bring much to the story. However, his use of quotes is where he excels. He uses many quotes in his stories, and they are effectively used. In some stories, he will use a quote in almost every other paragraph, sometimes in back to back paragraphs. The endings of his stories are not always consistent, as he sometimes ends with a “what is next for the candidate” or a quote. I do not see a common trend with his endings, but I could be missing what he is doing.

Overall, I have learned two things. The first thing he does is his usage of creative leads. When he doesn’t use a basic news lead, he starts with mostly delayed leads. This will help me in future stories as I start to use a variety of different methods to lead my story. Another thing he does is use his quotes very well, which I will want to do. He is able to find a significant amount of information and use them very effectively in his stories. I am trying to focus on how he uses these quotes and utilize them into my own.