Terror Hits Home

As the news of the Austin plane crash spread "austinights" everywhere took grasps of air and wondered if this was an terrorists act. The editors of the Austin American Statesman write an intriguing and informational article for the public expressing the details of that unfortunate Thursday morning.
The editors start first by identifying with the reader emotionally. The first sentence ( As soon as word spread that an aircraft had crashed into a Northwest Austin office building,the first question to cross both mind and lip was :"Is this the work of terrorists?")connects the reader to the thoughts and feelings/expressions they first had when they heard of the plane`s crashing. This is a great way to intrigue the reader. By using familiar senses of emotion the reader and author are on the same page and the reader is more likely to understand the authors point of view and topic of choice.
Second, the editors take the incident to a national authoritative (president) level. The second paragraph enlightens the reader on our wonderful President`s insight and also expresses a local authoritative attitude. The sentence (President Barack Obama and Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo thought it important to reassure local and national aduiances that the act was not an act of terror) painted+ a picture or scaled a spectrum of just how huge of a spectacle this event was to the American public.
Next the editors take on a journalistic role and go deep inside the story to answer most Americans second question : Why? Towards the end of the article the editors spue out facts about the person who intentionally caused the crash and why he caused it. This gives the reader a better understanding of what actually happened in their moment of shock.
Finally the editors make predictions about the sense of security American people will have now that this has happened. The last paragraph almost tells the reader what precautions to take while in this soon to come state of paranoia.
Overall the article was spectacular. It provided Factual information and emotional coverage. Two thumbs up!