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The Newspaper Lead

The Newspaper Lead. Charles Yang Fall Semester 2008. Introduction. Diagram of the organization of the typical short story. Introduction. Facts. Climax. Diagram of the structure for a typical news story. Lead or Climax. Important Facts. Unimportant Facts .

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The Newspaper Lead

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  1. The Newspaper Lead Charles Yang Fall Semester 2008

  2. Introduction By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  3. Diagram of the organization of the typical short story Introduction Facts Climax By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  4. Diagram of the structure for a typical news story Lead or Climax Important Facts Unimportant Facts By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  5. Different types of newspaper leads • The “Who” Lead • The “ What” Lead • The “When” Lead • The “Where” Lead • The “why” Lead • The “ How” Lead • The Summary Lead • The Delayed Lead • The Descriptive Lead • The Contrast Lead • The Quotation Lead • The Question Lead • The Suspended-Interest Lead • The Personal Lead By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  6. The Summary Lead Who Harold R. Long What A holdup When Just after midnight Where Westside branch of the First National Bank Why To get money How By force and with gun Harold R. Long, manager of the Burger Mart, 2490 Cumberland Ave. ,was robbed of $ 2 866 by a lone gunman who stepped out of the shadows and pointed a gun at him just as Long was about to drop the canvas bank bag containing the money into the night depository slot at the Westside branch of the First National Bank a few minutes after midnight. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  7. The Summary Lead • An out-of-control charter bus, carrying a group of mentally-retarded and handicapped people home from a theater outing, hurtled into a lake near Montreal late yesterday, killing 41 of the 48 persons aboard. Who What When Where By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  8. The Summary Lead ---The Who Lead • Mayor Ralph Hardy was shot and critically wounded today by a former city employee who had been fired for leading a strike of sanitation workers. • At 27,China's world badminton champion Han Aiping is considering retirement. And she wants to win the Six World Championships starting in Jakarta this Week to wind up a glorious career. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  9. The Summary Lead ---The Who Lead • An 83-year-old great-grandmother received a bachelor's degree from Southeastern University today, more than 50 years after she took her first college course. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  10. The Summary Lead ---The “What” Lead • New safety regulations concerning air bag in automobiles were announced during a press conference in Washington, D. C. this morning. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  11. The Summary Lead --- The “What” Lead • Over 100 coal mining projects with a total annual production capacity of 104. 13 million tons are being opened across China. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  12. The Summary Lead ---The “What” Lead • An early spring storm dumped 18 inches of snow on the city in less than six hours last night. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  13. The Summary Lead ---The “When” Lead • Midnight tonight is the deadline for filling your federal income tax return. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  14. The Summary Lead ---The “When” Lead • On June 1, China Daily will launch a North American edition. The new edition, which will be identical to those now published in Beijing and Hong Kong, will be printed in New York and distributed by mail and through agents in major cities in the United States and Canada. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  15. The Summary Lead ---The “When” Lead • At 7:42 p.m. today, a full lunar eclipse will be visible in most part of China, the Central Astronomical Station announced. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  16. The Summary Lead ---The “Where” Lead • Highland Parkway and Ridge Road., the city's most dangerous intersection, claimed two more lives yesterday. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  17. The Summary Lead ---The “Where” Lead • The Henley Street Bridge over the Tennessee River will be closed at 8 a. m. Friday, a State Highway official said today. • In the villa of the late prime minister another murder was revealed today, the city police official said. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  18. The Summary Lead ---The “Why” Lead • Trying to pass another car while traveling at high speed brought serious injury to two men last night when their automobile overturned twice on Washington boulevard at Potter Avenue. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  19. The Summary Lead ---The “Why” Lead • In an effort to meet demands of teachers for a 12 percent pay raise, City Council last night voted to increase property taxes. • A food shortage and a growing infringement on its habitat is turning the formerly shy Asian elephant into a more aggressive animal, and leading it into increasing contact with human society. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  20. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Using more than 100 phony names, dozens of false Social Security cards and a string of post office boxes all over the state, a Madisonville woman managed to swindle the State Welfare Department out of $1 million in just 18 months. • Using rope ladders and a hydraulic crane, rescue Workers evacuated 787 passengers and crew from the cruise ship Sundancer after the ship ripped open its hull on jagged rocks near Duncan Bay. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  21. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  22. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a-boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  23. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a-boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  24. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a-boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  25. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a-boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  26. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a-boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  27. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a-boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  28. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a-boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  29. The Summary Lead ---The “How” Lead • Tying a large-balloon on his body, a boy of ten jumped down from the window of his house on the eighth floor, fortunately to be caught on a big tree. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  30. DENVER, Colorado (AP) A lightning strike at a golf course driving range Saturday killed a man and injured his 16-year-old son, a fire depart­ment spokeswoman said. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  31. MUSA SADULAYEV, Associated Press Writer GROZNY, Russia-The Kremlin-backed president of Russia' s warring Chechnya (news-web sites) region was killed Sunday when an explosion tore through a stadium in the Chechen capital where he was attending Victory Day observances mark­ing the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, officials said. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  32. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Teenagers who spend 3 hours a day or more in front of the television are at risk of developing sleep problems lat­er in life, new research reports. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  33. BEIJING (AFP) China hopes to launch its first lunar probe in December 2006, a year ahead of a previously-planned launch date, state media reported. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

  34. By EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer BANGKOK, Thailand-Asia' s bird flu death toll rose to 12 with the announcement Monday of two addi­tional deaths, while China said it suspected the virus has reached poultry in one of its most remote corners. By Charles Yang English Dept. Zhanjiang Educational College

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