Monday, April 25, 2011

Writing a News Lead

New York Times Article

Who: sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What: were confronted and admitted to the painful fact that their father was a spy
When: 1973
Where: Soviet Union
Why: Because they wanted to acknowledge their birth parents
How: By going to the media and expressing their thoughts and beliefs on their parents prosecution.

"They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity."

Orphans during the cold war, 6 and 10 year old sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were separated from their parents when they were executed for stealing and sharing atomic-bomb secrets with the Soviet Union. The children were given new identites and hidden from the public.

CNN Article

Who: Stephen fisher
What: Valued the 1st copy of the superman action comics at $400
When: June 1938
Where:West Coast
How: He held on to the comic since he bought it in a secondhand book store since before 1966 .

"After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday."

In complete surprise, the first unrestored copy of the superman comic book collection has been revealed after being in hiding for almost half a century. Comic book expert Stephen Fishler has valued it at around $400,000!

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