Journalism Today: Chapter 6

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

• inverted pyramid

• Lead

• summary lead

• Tease

a style of newswriting in which the main facts appear at the top of the article (the lead) and less-significant facts follow until the end, where the facts may be dispensable. This gives the reader the essential facts first and permits expansion or contraction in editing and page layout.

• inverted pyramid

• summary lead

• Tease

• Quote Lead

a lead that provides the briefest possible summary of the major facts of a story in the first sentence

• inverted pyramid

• summary lead

• 5 W's and the H

• Question Lead

Who, what, when, where, why and How.

• 5 W's and the H

• Tease

• Quote Lead

• Question Lead

use a lead that coaxes readers into a story by encouraging them to read further to see what the lead really means

• Tease

• Quote Lead

• Question Lead

• summary lead

a lead that beings with an unattributed quoted, usually to be avoided because it is unclear.

• Quote Lead

• Question Lead

• summary lead

• inverted pyramid

a lead that begins with a question, generally to be avoided. This kind of lead gives little information and is generally to be avoided.

• Question Lead

• Quote Lead

• Tease

• summary lead

Pfizer recently announced their COVID-19 vaccine is safe for which group?

• Babies

• The elderly

• Kids ages 5 to 11

• Immunocompromised people

Scientists have developed a ________ paint that may help mitigate the effects of climate change.

• yellow

• white

• pink

• blue

Sofia LaSpina is the first girl to ________ for a Long Island high school football team.

• throw a touchdown pass

• score a touchdown

• score a field goal

• play in a championship game