Author:
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Christopher Scanlan
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Source:
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St. Petersburg Times
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Date:
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10/20/1986
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Format:
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Short feature
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This deadline story uses narrative techniques in covering a news event with complicated social undercurrents.
A burglar is killed by an electrified grate set by an infuriated shop owner. By focusing on character and community, Scanlan writes a fascinating story that also helps readers understand the complex sociology of the event. Scanlan discusses the story, and deadline narratives in general, in the essay to the right.
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