editorial
the editorial “Trolleys promise to rev up KC nightlife” in the Star surprised me. i was expecting a lot more of the paper’s opinion to be included. the story, however, gives the facts more than anything else. in fact, the first six out of the total eight paragraphs focuses on the who, what, when, where, why, and how, complete with an interview and quotations. it is not until the seventh paragraph that the paper gives its support to the trolley plan.
i find this an effective, if surprising, method of writing an editorial. it makes me feel as though the Star knows what it is talking about, having done the research and even an interview, just like a normal news stories. it gives the editors more credibility and persuades me to support the plan as well.
