Eyes on Scotland
September 19, 2014 - by
Every budding journalist is taught to look for the “local angle” in any big story. WRAL takes the prize for this one: “Scotland County residents watching overseas vote for independence.”
The lead sums it up: “As the world waits for the outcome of Thursday’s historic vote on Scotland’s independence, southeastern North Carolina’s Scotland County – some 3,700 miles away – can’t help but keep a close eye on the decision.”
It turns out that Scotland County “was once the home to one of the largest settlements of Highland Scots in the country” and that “today, there’s still a Scottish influence.”
But my late, great mentor Bob Brooks at the N&O would have told the reporter there’s a big unanswered question: Will Scotland County seek its independence from North Carolina?
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Eyes on Scotland
September 19, 2014/
Every budding journalist is taught to look for the “local angle” in any big story. WRAL takes the prize for this one: “Scotland County residents watching overseas vote for independence.”
The lead sums it up: “As the world waits for the outcome of Thursday’s historic vote on Scotland’s independence, southeastern North Carolina’s Scotland County – some 3,700 miles away – can’t help but keep a close eye on the decision.”
It turns out that Scotland County “was once the home to one of the largest settlements of Highland Scots in the country” and that “today, there’s still a Scottish influence.”
But my late, great mentor Bob Brooks at the N&O would have told the reporter there’s a big unanswered question: Will Scotland County seek its independence from North Carolina?
Posted in General