Today I read a very interesting articlein the Washington Post. The article was titled "Soldiers' Data Still Being Downloaded Overseas, Firm Says." Still? I didn't even know data was being downloaded ever. (I guess this is what happens when you rely on political blogs and television to give you the news) Thankfully, after reading this article, written by Ellen Nakashima, I am fully informed. Even though this article deals with technology, it manages to explain the important technological aspects without getting overly scientific and confusing (or worse, boring) the reader.
After every paragraph I would end up asking myself a question, and lo and behold the next paragraph would answer it. For example immediately after the first paragraph I asked myself "what sort of data is being stolen?" and the next paragraph answered my question: "Social Security numbers, blood types, cellphone numbers, e-mail addresses, and the names of soldiers' spouses and children." If this information had been withheld from the reader until the second or third paragraph the article would have lost a lot of its reading value.
I applaud Nakashima's structure for this article and I'm glad the article was informative without being too technological.
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