Types of Lead
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