See the Roadmap in Action

Two stories from weekend editions of the Winston-Salem Journal recommend themselves to reading and study. Two reasons: First, they are both essentially people profiles. Second, both of them exhibit the fundamental shape of the Roadmap.

Young entrepreneur is soothing cancer in the young, one headband at a time

Railey on Winston-Salem's Own 'Monuments Man'

Please read them, but read them as a writer would, thinking analytically about how these writers constructed their stories, how they used the News Elements to add timeliness, how they used the News Values to add interest at the top.

Another detail in these stories to study: Proper Quote Formats. See the blog post of that name down below. That's what we'll turn our attention to this week.