Latest study tagged ‘breaking news’
Writing - Wednesday, April 29, 2009 15:17 - 0 Comments
Breaking-news leads
The job of a breaking-news lead is to accurately relate the essence and urgency of a story in the most efficient way possible. The art of a breaking-news lead is to do so in a way that’s not just readable, but also natural and memorable.
Content: The lead’s content always involves some combination of the five Ws (who, what, when, where and why) and one H (how). When choosing what to emphasize in the lead, ask yourself what’s at the heart of the news. Is it who did something or what he or she did? Is it when something happened or why? Is it when something occurred or how? The answer to these questions should be at the center of your lead.
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