Starting a story
A first paragraph that is never longer than 40 words and includes "the point" of a news story.
What is a lead
News outlets who focus on this kind of coverage often report on celebrities, fashion, and entertainment.
What is soft news
The second paragraph of a news story which covers any important details that couldn't fit into the lead.
What is the nut graf
People's Sexiest Man Alive 2021
Who is Paul Rudd
Journalists choose this information to include in the lead of a breaking news story.
What is the most important information, or "the point."
A journalist may not have all of the details of a news event as they publish this kind of story.
What is a developing story
A paragraph of information written in the journalist's own writing/voice that always goes before a quote.
What is a transition
He is paying for the funerals of 8 people who died from a crowd surge at his concert in Houston last week.
Who is Travis Scott
This kind of a lead is always used for breaking news stories.
What is a summary lead
Fun, short stories that tell of positive, bizarre, or encouraging news to break up a hard-hitting news cycle.
The style of breaking news writing that organizes information from most to least important.
What is the inverted pyramid
The U.S. and Chine came up with a joint climate deal last week in Scotland to cut down on emitting this type of gas.
What is methane
What is Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
News readers may prefer this kind of coverage, which focuses on politics, crime and other serious topics.
What is hard news
A word that helps the reader move smoothly from one paragraph to the next seamlessly and ties information together.
What is a transition word
This NFL team is being fined after one of their players lied about being vaccinated and broke COVID protocol.
Who are the Green Bay Packers
Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Of these six, there is one that MAKES a news story newsworthy!
What is "what"
This should never be included in a news story or mentioned by a journalist who is covering a news event as it could sway the reader's perspective.
What is the journalist's opinion
What is a conclusion
This town in Michigan was slapped with a lawsuit last week after residents suffered health problems following a 2014 lead water crisis.
What is Flint, Michigan