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Editing Leads

Editing Leads. Be extra careful with first sentence and paragraph. These are the places where uncaught errors are especially noticeable to readers. Tip One. Make sure the focus – the hard news, the point of the story – is in the lead. Tip Two.

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Editing Leads

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  1. Editing Leads

  2. Be extra careful with first sentence and paragraph. These are the places where uncaught errors are especially noticeable to readers.

  3. Tip One • Make sure the focus – the hard news, the point of the story – is in the lead

  4. Tip Two • Make sure no unsupported questions are raised in the leads

  5. Tip 3 • Don’t hype leads. Don’t overstate or oversensationalize the facts. • Also, watch for self-serving sources who try to make themselves look big by hyping the facts

  6. Tip Four • Present the main facts without the lead being so crammed that readers choke on information

  7. Tip Five • Watch for DULLNESS

  8. Tip Six • Second-day leads: Make sure new angle to the story is in the lead. But make sure that high in the story the reporter repeated the details of the event (first day news)

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