By PATRICIA SANTANA<\/p>\n
On April 5, a University of Miami student drove his car into a canal connected to Lake Osceola.<\/p>\n
University and Coral Gables police responded to the call at approximately 8:30 p.m. There were no injuries. The student\u2019s car, a silver Nissan convertible, was fished out of the lake by a crane.<\/p>\n
Officers on the said told Miami Hurricane <\/em>reporters that the driver lost control of the car while cutting another driver off to enter a parking space. He was described as \u201cdriving too fast for road conditions.\u201d A concrete parking barrier on Stanford Drive was destroyed when the car jumped the curb.<\/p>\n The Miami Hurricane <\/em>did an excellent job at reporting this story. Their initial coverage was a \u201cbreaking news\u201d Facebook post<\/a>. The newspaper does these kinds of Facebook posts often, making them a convenient source to check immediately in the aftermath of an incident.<\/p>\n The Facebook post was very brief, stating simply that a car drove into the canal by the Whitten University Center, that there was no information on passengers or injuries, and that updates would be forthcoming. The post was accompanied by a slideshow of pictures taken at the scene, adding a compelling and informative visual element to the story.<\/p>\n The post was later updated as promised. The update mentioned that there were no injuries, that the driver was a UM student, and that the driver was speeding.<\/p>\n A news article was posted very quickly by The Miami Hurricane<\/em>.<\/a> It included a number of relevant quotes from police on the scene and from Pat Whitely, the vice president of Student Affairs.<\/p>\n The Miami Herald<\/em> also reported on the story<\/a>. While it is a very local story to Coral Gables, it makes sense that the Herald <\/em>would report on it since it is unusual, and many outside of the Coral Gables area are interested in what occurs on the UM campus. The Herald<\/em> pulled most of its information from the Hurricane<\/em>, illustrating the reach and influence student news media can achieve when the reporting is reliable, well-written, and well-managed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By PATRICIA SANTANA On April 5, a University of Miami student drove his car into a canal connected to Lake Osceola. University and Coral Gables police responded to the call at approximately 8:30 p.m. There were no injuries. The student\u2019s … Continue reading