Five Ws (and a/an H)

Five Ws (and a H)SARAH???

Ledes (or ‘leads’)

Writing great ledes

Remember your five Ws and an H

Writing great ledes

Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news

Writing great ledes

Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news Ledes are short: almost always less

than 30 words. Count ‘em!

Writing great ledes

Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news Ledes are short: almost always less

than 30 words. Count ‘em! Generally a single sentence; can be

two if you’ve got great materials. But let’s aim for one-sentence ledes

Writing great ledes

“If you can master the process of writing ledes – identifying key facts and expressing them concisely – you’ll have a solid command of the craft of journalism.”

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H)

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear?

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active?

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active? Is it wordy?

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active? Is it wordy? Is it compelling?

Writing great ledes

Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active? Is it wordy? Is it compelling? Is it news??????

Assignment October 18

The new GOP debate is tonight, 8 p.m.

Streams live on bloomberg.com/tv/ Also on Bloomberg TV (channel 104

on Verizon, probably on bright house and Comcast also)

Watch the first 45 minutes: Write an inverted pyramid, hard-news story about what you see. 350 words, but really tight. There will be an award (yum) for the best lede!

Assignment October 18

Pages 42-45 IR Pages 118 (bottom) -125 TTS

Assignment October 18

Pages 44-45 IR Pages 118 (bottom) -125 TTS Bring your laptop/iPad on 10/18