from hard news to feature hard news story

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from hard news to feature

from hard news to feature

hard news story vs. feature story hard news • direct • summary • inverted

hard news story vs. feature story hard news • direct • summary • inverted pyramid • facts

hard news story vs. feature story feature • narrative • detail • observation •

hard news story vs. feature story feature • narrative • detail • observation • facts • summary

hard news lead rhythm 5 Ws

hard news lead rhythm 5 Ws

summarize

summarize

rhythm

rhythm

rhythm

rhythm

hard lead

hard lead

hard lead What are the rules? • 5 Ws • Identification (to ID or

hard lead What are the rules? • 5 Ws • Identification (to ID or not) • Summarize

soft lead • one of the 5 w’s • detail

soft lead • one of the 5 w’s • detail

soft lead – New York Times

soft lead – New York Times

soft leads observation

soft leads observation

soft leads Setting a scene

soft leads Setting a scene

soft leads detail a witty lead emerges from the story itself.

soft leads detail a witty lead emerges from the story itself.

soft leads

soft leads

soft leads ignore the rules … but make sure it works

soft leads ignore the rules … but make sure it works

A different kind of story The hard lead (the w’s) A 32 -year-old Miami

A different kind of story The hard lead (the w’s) A 32 -year-old Miami woman shot and killed her husband yesterday in a Dade County suburb after an argument, police said.

soft lead The man she loved slapped her face. Furious, she says she told

soft lead The man she loved slapped her face. Furious, she says she told him never, ever to do that again. “What are you going to do, kill me? ” he asked, and handed her a gun. “Here, kill me, ” he challenged. She did • meaningful detail

Blackboard Documents Shooting at Church’s

Blackboard Documents Shooting at Church’s

soft leads Church’s chicken Jmikelyons. com > Schedule > Church’s chicken

soft leads Church’s chicken Jmikelyons. com > Schedule > Church’s chicken

soft leads soft lead (the top narrow part) nut graf (recap – the wide

soft leads soft lead (the top narrow part) nut graf (recap – the wide part)

A different kind of story Edna Buchanan on leads: (My) idea of a successful

A different kind of story Edna Buchanan on leads: (My) idea of a successful lead is one that could cause a reader who is breakfasting with his wife to "spit out his coffee, clutch his chest, and say, 'My god, Martha. Did you read this? "

soft leads Gary Robinson died hungry. He had a taste for Church's fried chicken.

soft leads Gary Robinson died hungry. He had a taste for Church's fried chicken. He wanted the three-piece box for $2. 19, plus tax. Instead he got three bullets.