ENGL 3502: 17/08/05
Alt. lead types.
1. bright line lead
- pique readers' interest in other ordinary story
2. short jab
- first sentence of 3-7 words. then a 2nd of 18 words maximum.
3. surprise
- sting in tail - unexpected twist
4. tag
- package in several pieces of information of apparently equal newsworthiness.
5. shotgun
- similar to tag. each element occupies a short sentence of its own. (followed by nutgraph)
6. narrative/anecdotal
- descriptive and present tense. needs to be immediately followed by information.
7. descriptive/scene
- creating a scene/emotion/atmosphere.
Attribution:
quotes - paraphrase => authority
secondary => also makes interesting reading
* human or documentary sources -> gvt reports etc.
=> tell reader where info came from
- do not use a direct quote in the lead -
1. direct quote - concise/colorful/coherent. never change words_ accurately or not at all. correct name and clear.
2. indirect quote - paraphrase of individual's words to make sense/point within context.
3. partial quote - lead into and out with ...
all quote must make grammatical sense within their position of the article.
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