Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be missed by many

Local news coverage from CBS Boston brought light to Tom Menino’s passing and funeral that was held on Monday.

The former mayor passed away last Thursday and the city of Boston honored him with a respectable drive around Boston’s neighborhoods and a somber but grand funeral. The funeral featured fond and funny memories of Menino as told by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Menino’s two teenage granddaughters.

CBS approached the somber story with a lighthearted, gentle approach. They scattered the anecdotes Menino’s granddaughters had told the funeral attendees along with the heavy-hearted supportive interaction between former President Bill Clinton and Angela Menino.

There are direct quotes from the speakers, and links to video footage of the speeches presented at the funeral embedded into the written story. In the news package, there are small sound bites that carry through b-roll of Menino’s casket being carried into the church.

Overall, the writing and video content works symbiotically. The video reflects what the words spoken are saying. For example, as the video content was showing the casket being carried, the words said at this point were about this action.