October 2013
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
9h 46m
English
Writing Compelling Leads
CONTENTS
KEY WORDS |
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Delayed Lead |
Negative Lead |
Shotgun Lead |
Five Ws and H Rule |
Nonnews Lead |
Soft Lead |
Hard Lead |
Question Lead |
Updating Leads |
Lead |
Trivia Lead |
The lead, which is the opening sentence of a news story, is the most crucial element of any report. In a matter of seconds, the viewer (or, in radio, the listener) makes a decision whether to listen to the story actively or to merely “tune out” until something more interesting comes along. Even worse, the audience may simply move to another station with a more compelling story.
However, this vital part of the story, which passes ...
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