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Types of Lead

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The opening of a news story - usually the first paragraph - is termed  "the lead." The lead is the most important part of any newspaper story, because the reader usually decides whether to continue reading based on the lead. As a writer, we have to persuade the reader to stick with us. As a result, newspaper writers naturally struggle with their leads.  The lead is also called as  “nut graph”, is a sentence or paragraph identifying the focus of the story.   An 18-year-old    Mariappan high school student was killed late Wednesday when his    bicycle    struck a telephone pole near    Vannarpettai Tirunelveli. First, what are the Five Ws in this story? Who:  Mariappan . What:  Killed in a single-vehicle accident. When:  10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 2A. Why:  bicycle  struck telephone pole. How:  bicycle  went out of contro l. Types of leads There are  types of leads and many, many variations thereof. These are: The summary le

Journalism Means

What is Journalism? 1 .Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. . The news and information can be presented in many different ways including articles, reports, broadcasts, or even tweets. 2. Journalism is a form of writing that tells people about things that really happened. 3. Journalism is a form of  communication   It is unique because it's a one-way message, or story, from the journalist to the audience. It's most unique because the message is not typically the journalist's personal story or subjective thoughts. Instead, the journalist acts as a channel, narrating an objective story about something that happened or is happening, based on his or her observations and discoveries. This type of storytelling comes in many different forms, including: Breaking news,Feature stories,Investigative reports,Editorials Reviews,Blogs 4. Journalism's comes in the form of reporting .