chapter 6 vocab

7 cards·by farmerjennifer.365

question lead

a lead that begins with a question, which generally should be avoided

quote lead

a lead that begins with an unattributed quote, usually to be avoided because its unclear

tease

to use a lead that coaxers readers into a story by encouraging them to read further to see what happens

five W's and the H

element belonging in every news story (who?, what?, when?, where,?

summary lead

a lead that provides the briefest summary of the major facts

lead

the beginning of a news story, often containing just one sentence

inverted pyramid

a style of news writing in which the main facts appear at the top of the news article (lead)