How many times have you been frozen at gunpoint? Can you automatically visualize the circumstances that precede and follow the predicament of standing before a killer?
Isobel Yeung is a VICE correspondent who recounts a plethora of stories stemming from the global and social issues that plague many developing nations. Yeung relays stories dealing with terrorism, women’s rights, and mental health with engrossing detail that instantly places a reader into a real life scenario that pertains to the issue discussed in her reporting. Yeung’s article about the inhumane killings of Mexican women begins with a detailed recount of “three assailants [who] walked up the steps to a small stone house perched on top of a hill in the municipality of Nicolas Romero, Mexico state. Once inside, they held up their guns and opened fire on five females.” The inclusion of this shocking circumstance before the context of the situation enthrals readers while also helping them visualize and identify with a scenario that may otherwise be perceived as fantastical.
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