what is a lead in a newspaper?

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2006-11-18 11:47:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism

The "lede" is the first paragraph of a written story.

2006-11-18 11:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Lead= information that would point a reporter in a direction of a story.

2006-11-18 19:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph L 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋

It's that attention-grabbing first sentence or first paragraph that either grabs the reader or lets him go.

2006-11-19 11:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by MyThought 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋