Good Morning, Megan Fox

Capturing the reader's attention is perhaps the most important thing a journalist should take into account as he or she writes an article. I think David Katz does a great job of doing this by starting the article with the single sentence, "Megan Fox won't kick her house." I know when I first read that sentence, I just assumed that was a metaphor for her stubbornness only to realize a few sentences later that Megan Fox literally was on a horse. Not that Katz had my attention, he continued the story providing a good journalist's usual vivid details and solid quotes as it progressed. Another moment which caught my attention particularly however was when the article switched to the topic of food. The interview had actually taken place at a restaurant called The Smoke House and Katz used this to his advantage as he wrote the article. As the article delved into Fox's status as a sex symbol, Katz was able to use include how she was eating her food to portray how she was not near as sexy in real life as she is commonly seen by the public. He explains that she eats her food like everybody else rather than, "licking her fork seductively."

I feel that this article showed how important the actual act of interviewing can be to your story rather than just the facts that are obtained from interviewing. The fact that the interview with Megan Fox took place on a horse is actually pretty interesting and really helps to bring to life the story. I think this also makes the story relate more to the reader, almost putting him or her in the shoes of the interviewer.