Monday, April 6, 2009

Iowa News might make a good news peg

By now, everyone's heard about the Iowa Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex marriages. I'm thinking that it might offer a great opportunity for writers to do news peg features.

For example:
  • profile of same-sex couple(s) who will marry
  • profile businesses that will be affected--places where receptions are held, tux rental shops, caterers, etc.
  • profile leaders in the issue on both sides
  • trend story--how various states with this law (Massachusetts is one I remember) have been affected--survey plus profiles.
  • some news stories cited data that younger people are more tolerant of same-sex couples than older people--interview college students on their reaction to this ruling.
I would love to read any of these stories. Can you think of any more you'd like to read?

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