Friday, February 4, 2011

More Ledes -- Be Specific!

Like here:

A stolen vehicle was returned shortly after the suspect discovered there was another passenger" the body of an elderly who died earlier that evening.

Uh, an elderly what? Man? Woman? Squirrel? Orca whale?

Don't assume readers know, and don't overlook providing what you may think is an obvious fact.

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