Tuesday, January 4, 2011

LEAD Chpt.6

inverted pyramid-Style of newswriting in which the main facts go at the top of the article. The facts become less important towards the bottom.

lead-The first paragragh of a news story.

question lead-A lead that begins with a question.

quote lead-A lead that begins with an unattributed quote.

summary lead-A lead that provides the briefest possible summary of major facts of a story in the first sentence.

tease-Use a lead that coaxes readers into a story by making them read further to see what the lead really means.

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