Construction Accident in NYC
An article found on USA Today’s website reported on a construction accident that occurred on the east side of New York City today. Once again, I was mislead by the title of the article: “3 still missing in NYC crane accident.” I anticipated that the article would discuss the three people who were missing from this accident, yet the article focused on the accident itself.
Other than this, I thought this article was a pretty decent one. The writer reported on how the accident happened, what the condition of the accident is as of now, and the outlying issues related to the accident. The most interesting part of the article was that there had been complaints and violations about this construction site a number of times before this accident occurred. One particularly useful quote that was used was from a former construction contractor about how the crane was not properly braced against the building.
This quote helped the article gain strength by creating interest in the topic, although I think that this quote should have gone further up in the article, as it is newsworthy and creates the opportunity for a follow up article. As for the three people missing, it would have been nice to have more information on them, especially since one missing was not part of the construction team.
