The Morning Anchor In The Morning

I do agree that "The Mourning Anchor" deserves to be considered a great piece of journalism because it was very in depth about Bryant Gumbel and had perfect examples of what a feature profile should be. Gumbel seems to be a very unlikable person even from the opening of the feature profile. Gumbel says "It's not that I dislike many people. It's just that I don't like many people."

Reilly probably obtained the information by interviewing him, saw other interviews, and was very involved with Gumbel's life. I believe that the feature was balanced because it gave more than one opinion on Gumbel and more than just the good and the bad things about him.

I don't think that the feature was at the top of the ladder of abstract at all, but I would maybe list it near the bottom or the middle, but not at the very bottom. I believe that the moments described were signatures. The reader will get more knowledge of Gumbel and his life. I liked that Reilly wrote his feature without feeling like he had to make Gumbel and his life seem better/nicer than it is.