ESPN Does it Right

ESPN has a story on their website entitled Autistic Boy scores 20. Though it's a bit fluffy in the news department, they were extremely good in extracting emotion from thier audience. I have watched countless hours of ESPN video but never took the time to think how they create such, find and depict such interesting stories. The story was constructed really well. It followed an autistic boy from getting cut at tryouts, to becoming the teams manager, to scoring 20 points in his debut game with only the fourth quarter to play in the last game of the season.
ESPN may have sensatinoalized the story with music and editing, but I can't think of anyone who would not want to watch this magnificent story. The writers and editors for ESPN and ESPN online have come a long way in telling sprts news.
From Nathan Skid