Through ESPN, Interactive Narratives published a link to a story about Jason Ray, a former mascot for the North Carolina Tar Heels who was killed alongside a road in New Jersey before a UNC basketball game. This package talks about his life, his death and his decision made long ago to donate his organs. Besides this piece being very emotional, it was done very well. Interactive narratives posts the link to the story with a short, provocative passage and a picture and title that caught my eye. Being a big fan of college basketball, I immediatley recognized the story when I saw the picture of Jason in his mascot costume. The story highlights his life, the unfornuate circumstances of his tragic death and the reprocussions, and the few people whose lives have been saved because of Jason's organs. The page is very graphic and there are many links to click on so you can watch vidoes, photo galleries and podcasts. Despite the passages being somewhat long, the piece is well mapped out and enhances the readers interest in the story. The many pictures throughout the story also help piece together everything for lazy readers who only want to skim the story. Overall, this is a great piece for interactive narratives to list on their website.
sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=rayofhope
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