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Chapter 6
10 cards·by Vincent23_
the beginning of a news story, often consisting of just one sentence
lead
who, what, when, where, why, and how
five w's and the h
a lead that begins with a question, generally to be avoided.
quote lead
a style of newswriting in whcih the main facts appear at the top of the article
inverted pyramid
to use a lead that coarces readers into a story by encouraging them to read further
tease
a lead that begins with a question
question lead
a lead that provides the breifs possible summary of the major facts of a story in the first
sentence
summary lead
a lead that attempts to create a picture in the reader's mind
descriptive lead
a lead that set up the action/conflict for the story in the first couple of sentences
action lead
a lead that begins with a conversation between two or more characters
dialogue lead