The News Lead Notes

The News Lead Notes

By Shannon Edwards

Open Ended

What is a news lead?

Multiple Choice

What does a news Lead contain?

• The most important information

• The least important information

• The Title

• The caption

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the news Lead?

• To hook the reader

• To explain the author of the story

• To caption a photo

• To explain where a story took place

Open Ended

What are the Five Ws & H of Journalism?

Open Ended

Which four questions should the Lead answer?

Open Ended

Which two questions should you answer AFTER the Lead?

Multiple Choice

In an article, the Lead goes _____.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Last

Multiple Select

What goes after the Lead? (more than one may be correct)

• Supporting details

• The Why and How

• The photos

• The headline