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Textbook Vocabulary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

A<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nActive voice is writing where the subject is performing the action.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nAdvance story is an objective news story about what is scheduled to happen at a meeting.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nAdventure feature is a fact-based story about source\u2019s adventure or experience.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nAnecdotal\/narrative lead begins with a story or anecdote related to the overall theme.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nAssociation is a group of people who have joined together to promote some cause or topic.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nAttribution is documented name of a source who provided a quote or other information for a news story.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nAttribution lead is a lead to avoid because it starts with the subject who provided the news instead of the news itself.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

B<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nBasic news lead is a news lead format written in a casual and straightforward style.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nBeat reporter is a person who covers the same geographic or subject area consistently in their jobs.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nBehind-the-scenes feature story is a fact-based feature story about people whose job is hidden from the public but interesting to readers.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nBlind lead is a feature lead that deliberately teases the reader by withholding a key piece of information until later in the story.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

C<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nColon is a punctuation mark used to indicate an introduction to something.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nComma is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause in a sentence or a separation of things in a list.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nComma splice is an error where two independent clauses are combined by a comma without necessary coordinating conjunctions such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nConflict is the newsworthy measurement that arguments or disagreements make a story more interesting.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nCopyright is an intellectual property that protects original works of authorship from being taken by others.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nCritical thinking is careful thinking directed to a goal\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

D<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDateline is the location where the story is happening.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDeep Background occurs when the information is published without attribution, and the source is not identified.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDefamation is intentional damage done to one party\u2019s reputation by another party.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDelay-identification lead is a news lead where a person is described in the first paragraph, but the actual name is not introduced into the story until later.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDirect address lead uses the word \u201cyou\u201d in a news lead to get readers\u2019 attention.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDirect Quote is a type of news writing quote where a source\u2019s exact words are used and set apart by quotation marks.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDirective interviews seek specific information and often include brief questions that require short answers.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDisinformation refers to information that is deliberately false or misleading.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDouble negative lead is a lead to avoid because it reports on what did not happen or what was missing.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDuh lead is a type of news lead to avoid as it tells the readers something obvious and not newsworthy.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

E<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nEm-dash is a punctuation mark used to set off abrupt interruptions in a sentence.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nEmbargo is a journalism term where someone gives you information in advance but puts a future date for when you can publish it.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nEnds-Based Thinking: The critical thinking measure by weighing the ethics in conflict rather than following a single rule. For example, consider what action would lead to the best outcome for most people.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nEthics in journalism are the guiding rules for news writing. All news organizations have them and most use some version of the rules set by a national journalism organization called Society of Professional Journalists.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nExperts in journalism are sources who have extensive knowledge and experience in a field.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nExperts directory is a database of people who are willing to speak with the media. The directory includes their areas of specialty and their contact information.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

F<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nFair Comment and Criticism is a privilege that allows anyone to publish opinions about public officials and public figures without fear of a libel suit.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nFake news is a false or misleading information presented as news.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nFanciful lead is a lead to avoid because it exaggerates, misleads, or prints half-truths to make the story more interesting.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nFeature story is a non-fiction, objective article that informs the public about interesting and entertaining information.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nFive-box technique is a newswriting format that is used in newswriting in place of an outline.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nFollow story is a story that happens a day or two after a meeting with in-depth reporting and depth.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nFreedom of Information Act, or FOIA is the public\u2019s right to request access to records from any federal agency.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

G<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nGeneral Assignment Reporter is a person who writes a variety of news or features stories covering a wide range of issues.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nGolden Mean: The critical thinking measurement from Aristotle\u2019s golden mean seeks a balance between two extremes. In other words: find the middle ground.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nGolden Rule: The critical thinking measurement where you decide based on what you would want others to do if you were the one affected by the decision.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

H<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nHistorical feature is a news feature story recapping an important event in history.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nHourglass structure is a form of news writing that combines the inverted pyramid and the narrative writing forms.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nHow-to feature is a feature story where you help the reader accomplish something by introducing the task and then creating step-by-step directions for completion. Human interest is a measure of newsworthiness based on the notion that readers are naturally interested in their fellow humans.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nHyphen is a piece of punctuation used to connect separate words or word parts that are intended to function as one.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

I<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nImpact is the newsworthiness characteristic that the more people affect by a story, the more important it becomes.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nIndirect quote is a type of news writing quote where a reporter takes a response to an interview question and rewrites it without quotation marks. It is still attributed to the source.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nInverted pyramid is a news writing format where the most important information starts the story and the information gets less important as the story proceeds, making it look like an upside-down triangle.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

J<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nJob feature is an objective feature story about a person\u2019s job.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nJournalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

L<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nLead\/lede is the first paragraph of any news or feature story and is designed to grab your reader\u2019s attention and convince them to keep reading.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nIf y Libel is print defamation when something is published in a written form and damages a party\u2019s reputation. Libel includes print, online and social media posts.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

M<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nMedia law is the government legislation that regulates the mass media.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nMeeting story is an objective news story published on a deadline immediately after the meeting is over\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nMisinformation refers to information whose inaccuracy is unintentional.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

N<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nNarrative Writing is a news writing format that uses the storytelling tools of fiction but staying true to facts\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nNational Public Radio (NPR) is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public through its member stations.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nNews story is a non-fiction, objective article that informs the public about vital information such as current events, concerns, and conflicts.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nNewsworthiness is a story idea that is interesting enough to warrant a public report about it.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nNondirective interviews consist of open-ended questions that let the interviewee choose the conversation's direction.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nNovelty is the newsworthiness measurement that the more unusual something is, the more newsworthy.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nNut graf\/Nut graph is the nut or summary of the story contained in one paragraph\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

O<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nObituary is an objective news story about the death and life of a deceased person.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nOn Background as an interview where information can be published without a name but with some other identifying fact that is negotiated between the reporter and the source.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nOn the Record means that anything a person says to a reporter can be used in a news story.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

P<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nPartial quote is a type of news writing quote where a source\u2019s remarks are mostly paraphrased but part is verbatim with quotation marks.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nParticipatory feature is a fact-based feature story about a reporter\u2019s experience or adventure.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nPassive voice is writing where the action\u2019s target is put first in the sentence. It is a wordy type of writing and discouraged in journalism.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nPlagiarism is the practice of taking someone else\u2019s work and passing it off as your own\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nProfiles are fact-based journalist stories about a person.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nProximity is the newsworthiness measurement that a story is more interesting to a reader if it is near where they live.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nPublic Relations is a career field where the goal is to gain a favorable public image for their employer.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

Q\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nQuestion lead is a lead to avoid because it begins a story by asking a question instead of giving your reader information.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nQuote ellipse is three dots that demonstrate that words were taken out of a direct quote.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nQuote lead is a lead to avoid because it begins with a direct quote and if confusing to the reader.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

R<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nRule-Based Thinking: When one ethical rule, such as truth or compassion, overrides all other considerations. The author writes: \u201cFor many journalists, truth is more important than any other ethical value. In most instances, journalists and media professional journalists should be truthful in their work.\u201d\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nRun-on sentence is a common error in which two independent clauses are combined without any punctuation.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

S<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nSeasonal features are fact-based stories about seasonal events and holidays. They are designed to remind readers about the origin of the holiday while giving a fresh perspective.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nSemicolon is a punctuation mark used to combine two closely related independent clauses.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nSentence fragment is a common error in which an incomplete sentence is presented as if it were complete. Instead, the phrase should have been part of a previous sentence.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nScene setter lead is a lead that focuses on description of a scene where the story takes place. It should use all five senses.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nShield law is a law that protects journalists from relinquishing the name of their source to any requesting authority.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nThe sidebar or explanatory feature is a feature story that often accompanies another, longer story and provides more information about one element of the main story.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nSlander is the spoken version of defamation, when something is said verbally that harms another party\u2019s reputation.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nSociety of Professional Journalists is the nation\u2019s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nStartling statement leads begin a story with a shocking fact to get readers\u2019 attention.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\nSummary lead is a one- or two-sentence news lead that summarizes two to three points of a news story and is often used when covering speeches or meetings.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

T<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nTimeliness is the newsworthiness measurement that the more recent a story, the more interesting it is to your reader.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

W<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nWordplay lead is a type of lead that uses clever wording or presents phrases in an unconventional way.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n

Y<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nYesterday lead is a lead to avoid because it focuses on information that happened too long ago.\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\n \n\n<\/div>","rendered":"
\n

Textbook Vocabulary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n

A<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Active voice is writing where the subject is performing the action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Advance story is an objective news story about what is scheduled to happen at a meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Adventure feature is a fact-based story about source\u2019s adventure or experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Anecdotal\/narrative lead begins with a story or anecdote related to the overall theme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Association is a group of people who have joined together to promote some cause or topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Attribution is documented name of a source who provided a quote or other information for a news story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Attribution lead is a lead to avoid because it starts with the subject who provided the news instead of the news itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

B<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Basic news lead is a news lead format written in a casual and straightforward style.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Beat reporter is a person who covers the same geographic or subject area consistently in their jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Behind-the-scenes feature story is a fact-based feature story about people whose job is hidden from the public but interesting to readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Blind lead is a feature lead that deliberately teases the reader by withholding a key piece of information until later in the story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

C<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Colon is a punctuation mark used to indicate an introduction to something.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause in a sentence or a separation of things in a list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Comma splice is an error where two independent clauses are combined by a comma without necessary coordinating conjunctions such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Conflict is the newsworthy measurement that arguments or disagreements make a story more interesting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Copyright is an intellectual property that protects original works of authorship from being taken by others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Critical thinking is careful thinking directed to a goal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

D<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Dateline is the location where the story is happening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Deep Background occurs when the information is published without attribution, and the source is not identified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Defamation is intentional damage done to one party\u2019s reputation by another party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Delay-identification lead is a news lead where a person is described in the first paragraph, but the actual name is not introduced into the story until later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Direct address lead uses the word \u201cyou\u201d in a news lead to get readers\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Direct Quote is a type of news writing quote where a source\u2019s exact words are used and set apart by quotation marks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Directive interviews seek specific information and often include brief questions that require short answers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Disinformation refers to information that is deliberately false or misleading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Double negative lead is a lead to avoid because it reports on what did not happen or what was missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Duh lead is a type of news lead to avoid as it tells the readers something obvious and not newsworthy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

E<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Em-dash is a punctuation mark used to set off abrupt interruptions in a sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Embargo is a journalism term where someone gives you information in advance but puts a future date for when you can publish it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Ends-Based Thinking: The critical thinking measure by weighing the ethics in conflict rather than following a single rule. For example, consider what action would lead to the best outcome for most people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Ethics in journalism are the guiding rules for news writing. All news organizations have them and most use some version of the rules set by a national journalism organization called Society of Professional Journalists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Experts in journalism are sources who have extensive knowledge and experience in a field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Experts directory is a database of people who are willing to speak with the media. The directory includes their areas of specialty and their contact information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

F<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Fair Comment and Criticism is a privilege that allows anyone to publish opinions about public officials and public figures without fear of a libel suit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Fake news is a false or misleading information presented as news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Fanciful lead is a lead to avoid because it exaggerates, misleads, or prints half-truths to make the story more interesting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Feature story is a non-fiction, objective article that informs the public about interesting and entertaining information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Five-box technique is a newswriting format that is used in newswriting in place of an outline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Follow story is a story that happens a day or two after a meeting with in-depth reporting and depth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA is the public\u2019s right to request access to records from any federal agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

G<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

General Assignment Reporter is a person who writes a variety of news or features stories covering a wide range of issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Golden Mean: The critical thinking measurement from Aristotle\u2019s golden mean seeks a balance between two extremes. In other words: find the middle ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Golden Rule: The critical thinking measurement where you decide based on what you would want others to do if you were the one affected by the decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

H<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Historical feature is a news feature story recapping an important event in history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Hourglass structure is a form of news writing that combines the inverted pyramid and the narrative writing forms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

How-to feature is a feature story where you help the reader accomplish something by introducing the task and then creating step-by-step directions for completion. Human interest is a measure of newsworthiness based on the notion that readers are naturally interested in their fellow humans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Hyphen is a piece of punctuation used to connect separate words or word parts that are intended to function as one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

I<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Impact is the newsworthiness characteristic that the more people affect by a story, the more important it becomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Indirect quote is a type of news writing quote where a reporter takes a response to an interview question and rewrites it without quotation marks. It is still attributed to the source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Inverted pyramid is a news writing format where the most important information starts the story and the information gets less important as the story proceeds, making it look like an upside-down triangle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

J<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Job feature is an objective feature story about a person\u2019s job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

L<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Lead\/lede is the first paragraph of any news or feature story and is designed to grab your reader\u2019s attention and convince them to keep reading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

If y Libel is print defamation when something is published in a written form and damages a party\u2019s reputation. Libel includes print, online and social media posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

M<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Media law is the government legislation that regulates the mass media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Meeting story is an objective news story published on a deadline immediately after the meeting is over<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Misinformation refers to information whose inaccuracy is unintentional.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

N<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Narrative Writing is a news writing format that uses the storytelling tools of fiction but staying true to facts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

National Public Radio (NPR) is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public through its member stations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

News story is a non-fiction, objective article that informs the public about vital information such as current events, concerns, and conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Newsworthiness is a story idea that is interesting enough to warrant a public report about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Nondirective interviews consist of open-ended questions that let the interviewee choose the conversation’s direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Novelty is the newsworthiness measurement that the more unusual something is, the more newsworthy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Nut graf\/Nut graph is the nut or summary of the story contained in one paragraph<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

O<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Obituary is an objective news story about the death and life of a deceased person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

On Background as an interview where information can be published without a name but with some other identifying fact that is negotiated between the reporter and the source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

On the Record means that anything a person says to a reporter can be used in a news story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

P<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Partial quote is a type of news writing quote where a source\u2019s remarks are mostly paraphrased but part is verbatim with quotation marks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Participatory feature is a fact-based feature story about a reporter\u2019s experience or adventure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Passive voice is writing where the action\u2019s target is put first in the sentence. It is a wordy type of writing and discouraged in journalism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else\u2019s work and passing it off as your own<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Profiles are fact-based journalist stories about a person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Proximity is the newsworthiness measurement that a story is more interesting to a reader if it is near where they live.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Public Relations is a career field where the goal is to gain a favorable public image for their employer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Q\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Question lead is a lead to avoid because it begins a story by asking a question instead of giving your reader information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Quote ellipse is three dots that demonstrate that words were taken out of a direct quote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Quote lead is a lead to avoid because it begins with a direct quote and if confusing to the reader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

R<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Rule-Based Thinking: When one ethical rule, such as truth or compassion, overrides all other considerations. The author writes: \u201cFor many journalists, truth is more important than any other ethical value. In most instances, journalists and media professional journalists should be truthful in their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Run-on sentence is a common error in which two independent clauses are combined without any punctuation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

S<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Seasonal features are fact-based stories about seasonal events and holidays. They are designed to remind readers about the origin of the holiday while giving a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Semicolon is a punctuation mark used to combine two closely related independent clauses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Sentence fragment is a common error in which an incomplete sentence is presented as if it were complete. Instead, the phrase should have been part of a previous sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Scene setter lead is a lead that focuses on description of a scene where the story takes place. It should use all five senses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Shield law is a law that protects journalists from relinquishing the name of their source to any requesting authority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The sidebar or explanatory feature is a feature story that often accompanies another, longer story and provides more information about one element of the main story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Slander is the spoken version of defamation, when something is said verbally that harms another party\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Society of Professional Journalists is the nation\u2019s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Startling statement leads begin a story with a shocking fact to get readers\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Summary lead is a one- or two-sentence news lead that summarizes two to three points of a news story and is often used when covering speeches or meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

T<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Timeliness is the newsworthiness measurement that the more recent a story, the more interesting it is to your reader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

W<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Wordplay lead is a type of lead that uses clever wording or presents phrases in an unconventional way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Y<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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