Author’s of this article: Malachy Browne, Drew Jordan, Nicole Fineman, and Chris Cirillo.
Title of article: “Multiple Weapons Found in Las Vegas Gunman’s Hotel Room”
Name of magazine: New York Times
Date article was published: OCT. 2, 2017
Web address: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting.html
Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in summarizing the story and getting the reader’s attention: The effectiveness of the headline to get the readers attention was that there was multiple weapons found in the gunman’s hotel room(the guns he used to shoot at the concert).
Who: Stephen Paddock (gunman).
What: Deadliest gun shooting of U.S. history.
When: October 1, 2017.
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada.
Why: Stephen had developed depression from losing too much money.
How: Stephen had fired gunshots from the Mandalay Bay Resort towards the Jason Aldean concert at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
Of all the 5 “W’s” and “H” I believe the “What” answer is the most important because this tells us that this shooting was the worst shooting by far in the United States.
Is it international, national, or local? This event was national.
What is its impact? How many people were affected by it? The impact of this event will affect tourism, the more people that have seen these news will no longer visit Las Vegas because of the mass shooting. People were affected by it by losing 59 people, and 527 injured.
Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article: The main idea of this article was that they have found the guns the gunman was using and they have found himself lying on the floor unresponsive.
Do you believe he author did this effectively? Why? Yes, I believe that the authors of this article made this effectively because they put the most important facts in the beginning of the article and the least important at the end of the article.
Did the article come from a wire service: Yes
Who are the sources in the article itself? Policeman, president, and the Islamic State.
List one quote that made the article sound more reliable: “Our unity cannot be shattered by evil, our bonds cannot be broken by violence.” said President Trump, speaking at the White House.
What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article? The most surprising thing I found out about this article was the amount of people dead and injured.
What question(s) do you have after reading this article? My question is; What was Paddock aiming for? Why would he put his anger on the people?
What would you like to learn more about? I would like to learn more about why Paddock decided to shoot up a concert and kill and injure so many people.