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Another glorious article published by the New York Times provides a story on the National Hockey League (NHL) and how Congress is requesting more concussion information from teams and their medical staffs. Author John Branch breaks down the information he’s researched and puts together a collaboration of important facts, quotations and sources, and a story with a plot to present to his readers. Branch begins his article with a summary lead because of its newsworthiness towards its readers, by stating that Congress simply wants more information regarding NHL player concussions. Branch goes on to explain why this phenomenon is happening between the NHL and Congress. He states the obvious, how NHL protocols are prepared for concussed players, however there’s been a gap missing in the files from NHL medical staffs, reporting whether or not a player is cleared to play. In order to get all of this, Branch must’ve visited a few NHL arenas as well as the NHL headquarters to receive specific and direct quotes from several members of the NHL community. Branch also imbeds several links throughout his article that lead to secondary sources and additional information regarding the NHL and concussion-based research, as well as the report from Congress in requesting more information. This article reminds me of a “Spotlight”article from the notorious Boston Globe in the early 2000s. Obviously, this story is not as significant as some Spotlight stories such as the Pope scandal, however it does, to a degree, relate how a powerful industry avoids some guidelines and rules implemented by the government. Overall, Branch does a great job in identifying the problem, unraveling the problem, and providing the solution, which makes this article easy to read as well as interesting.
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