five ws (and a/an h)
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Five Ws (and a/an H). SARAH???. Five Ws (and a H). Ledes (or ‘leads’). Writing great ledes. Remember your five Ws and an H. Writing great ledes. Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news. Writing great ledes. Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Five Ws (and a/an H)
Five Ws (and a H)SARAH???
Ledes (or ‘leads’)
Writing great ledes
Remember your five Ws and an H
Writing great ledes
Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news
Writing great ledes
Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news Ledes are short: almost always less
than 30 words. Count ‘em!
Writing great ledes
Remember your five Ws and an H Remember what makes news Ledes are short: almost always less
than 30 words. Count ‘em! Generally a single sentence; can be
two if you’ve got great materials. But let’s aim for one-sentence ledes
Writing great ledes
“If you can master the process of writing ledes – identifying key facts and expressing them concisely – you’ll have a solid command of the craft of journalism.”
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H)
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear?
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active?
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active? Is it wordy?
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active? Is it wordy? Is it compelling?
Writing great ledes
Collect all your facts Sum it up, boil it down Prioritize the five Ws (and an H) Rethink, revise, rewrite Is it clear? Is it active? Is it wordy? Is it compelling? Is it news??????
Assignment October 18
The new GOP debate is tonight, 8 p.m.
Streams live on bloomberg.com/tv/ Also on Bloomberg TV (channel 104
on Verizon, probably on bright house and Comcast also)
Watch the first 45 minutes: Write an inverted pyramid, hard-news story about what you see. 350 words, but really tight. There will be an award (yum) for the best lede!
Assignment October 18
Pages 42-45 IR Pages 118 (bottom) -125 TTS
Assignment October 18
Pages 44-45 IR Pages 118 (bottom) -125 TTS Bring your laptop/iPad on 10/18