"The Bravest Woman in Seattle" By Eli Sanders

"For herself, for the woman she loved, for the justice, the survivor of the South Park attacks tells a courtroom what happened that night." - Eli Sanders

          The Bravest Woman in Seattle is about a woman (who is not named in the article for privacy reasons) and her partner Teresa Butz, and the unfortunate events that took place on the night of July 19, 2009. The article is a court case about Isaiah Kalebu, the rapist and murdered of Teresa Buts, and her partner who is still alive today. While this is not something I would generally feel comfortable writing a blog post about, I thought this was by for one of the most unique and interesting articles I have ever read in my life. The article was not written in a way to scare you off, but more as a made up story that keeps you involved and wanting to hear what happens next.
          The author sticks to telling strictly the victim side of the story. He write about exactly what the two women go through, their thoughts at every moment, what they did to try and get out of it, and of course what is happening present day (the court case).
          The article itself is a very strong one. It takes this event no one is really interested in hearing about and turns it into a story which in my opinion is what every journalist should be able to do. Sanders goes back a forth between his own writing of the story, and the victim testimony which is what we do in our digital feature stories when going from interview to voice overs. The only thing I would comment on is that Sanders has a really promising hook and unfortunately I feel as if the article just kinda stopped after she mentions waning ti hear Teresa speak again. I feel like there should be another sentence pulling it all together. In this article, 'main points' are not exactly prominent because this focuses on a real life case that happened a couple years back.
          I fell that the reason this story made such an impact on me is because I love writing. He took a sensitive subject and not only added a more positive connotation to it, but made it not seem 'so scary after all' even though the situation was terrible. As a videographer, the main goal is to have a story that pulls you in, that bring emotion, gives you a heavy feeling, but also does not leave you confused, or mislead on what the actual story was about and Eli Sanders was able to follow through with that just through his writing which is why I found it so amazing.
       

For anyone who does not get discouraged by sensitive subjects, this is something I recommend you read. It is quite lengthy, but it is most definitely worth your while.