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Thoughts About WLKY: Another runner claims to be chased by a man at Tom Sawyer Park

Another runner claims to be chased by a man at Tom Sawyer Park

   I enjoyed reading about this news story because of the good journalism. When watching this story, Alex Durham, the journalist, did a great job of finding sources to back up the fact the running alone is not a good idea and that runners have been getting chased by people at Tom Sawyer Park. The sources that they used were runners and walkers, police, and JCPS cross country teams. When doing this, she made her story credible.
    This is a good example of big-picture reporting because she focuses on how these two events will have long-lasting effects on the people that will be going to the park and the park security. She also tries to not target one certain group of people, by interviewing and talking to different people.

https://www.wlky.com/article/another-runner-claims-to-be-chased-by-a-man-at-tom-sawyer-park/23120491

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