Assignment Number 1

It's so late at night ...
Alas.
College calls.

Story:

ran on 4/29/07
in the columbian
section D3

"Feuding McCoy clan carries angry genes"

it's a soft news story.
it it newsworthy because:

1. unusual nature- a longstanding feud between two american families that started over a pig ownership dispute, also deals with a rare disease.

2. local - one of the families has relatives in oregon.


3. conflict - it is a conflict between two families.

4. entertainment - most people think that they have a family full of crazies. i imagine many people would feel better about their families after reading about these guys.