Nicole Abadi COMM 320-Newswriting Professor Da Silva Workshop #2 September 15th, 2020 Kinds of Leads for News Reporting 1) Straight Lead ’26 year-old, American swimmer and famous Olympic champion, Sam Keefer, while surfing in Nazaré, Portugal last week September 7th at 8:30 am, was killed by a white shark.’ Who? Sam Keefer What? He was killed by a white shark Where? In Nazaré Portugal When? September 7th at 8:30 am How? He was surfing 2) Anecdotal Lead ‘At the funeral of Koby Bryant held on February 7th, 2020 in the Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona Del Mar, California, there was a mysterious man dressed up as if he was one of Kobe´s relative, the only thing was that nobody knew him. He tried stealing Kobe´s daughter´s Rolex, but he was immediately stopped by the California Police and is now under investigation.’ Who? Mysterious man What? The man tried stealing Kobe´s daughter´s Rolex Where? At Kobe´s funeral in California When? Fbruary 7th, 2020 How? He dressed up as if he was one of Kobe´s relatives to fit in and nobody would notice. 3) Scene Setting Lead ‘On the third floor of the Louvre Museum in Paris, a remarkable oil painting by the French painter Théodore Géricault will be hanged two meters away from the Monalissa. About 100 historians will attend to this inauguration that will be held on October 15th, 2020.’ What? A famous painting will be hanged in the Museum Where? At the Louvre Museum in Paris When? October 15th, 2020 4) First Person Lead ‘For many of us, the end of the year 1989 and beginning of the year 1990 was a major heartbreak for the country. On these days we remember all the people who died during the Invasion and all the businesses who were destroyed and robbed. I will never forget the sound of the bombs next to my house.’ What? The Panama Invasion. People died during and businesses were destroyed. Where? In Panama City When? The end of the year 1989 and beginning of the year 1990 5) Question Lead ‘Some studies show that uncontrolled use of Instagram can result in negative effects, but how can it really affect users?’ Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 2 pages Tags: Straight lead Anecdotal lead scene setting lead User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.
