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The '''lede''' or '''lead''' is the opening section of a [[newspaper]] story or [[encyclopedia]] article. It should summarize the key facts, on the assumption than many readers will want to know the gist and will not read further.
The '''lede''' or '''lead''' is the opening section of a [[newspaper]] story or [[encyclopedia]] article. It should summarize the key facts, on the assumption than many readers will want to know the gist and will not read further.
Charnley (1966) stated that "an effective lead is a "brief, sharp statement of the story's essential facts" (p. 166.). It should tell who, what, when, where and how.
Charnley (1966) stated that "an effective lead is a "brief, sharp statement of the story's essential facts" (p. 166.). It should tell who, what, when, where and how.
Sometimes in feature stories in the newspapers or [[magazine]]s, the lede is a teaser designed not to summarize the article but to attract the reader into reading all of it.
Sometimes in feature stories in the newspapers or [[magazine]]s, the lede is a teaser designed not to summarize the article but to attract the reader into reading all of it.
The spelling "lede" comes from [[journalism]].
The spelling "lede" comes from [[journalism]].
==Bibliography==
* M.V. Charnley. ''Reporting'' (2nd. ed. 1966)
* M.V. Charnley. ''Reporting'' (2nd. ed. 1966)
* Ellis, Barbara G. ''The Copy Editing and Headline Handbook'' (2007)
* Ellis, Barbara G. ''The Copy Editing and Headline Handbook'' (2007)
* Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly. ''The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper,'' (2002)
* Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly. ''The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper,'' (2002)
* M. L. Stein, Susan Paterno, and R. Christopher Burnett, ''The Newswriter's Handbook Introduction to Journalism'' (2006)
* M. L. Stein, Susan Paterno, and R. Christopher Burnett, ''The Newswriter's Handbook Introduction to Journalism'' (2006)
[[Category: Journalism]]
[[Category:Journalism]]