Summary Lede: An opening sentence or paragraph that crams as much information from the story into it as possible. A good summary lede contains the 5W's and a H. Using
few words while still being specific is very important.
few words while still being specific is very important.
1. Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/bal-te.sp.phelps05feb05,0,3171313.story
"Swimmer speaks out in first interview since photo of him smoking from marijuana pipe was published in tabloid"
2. New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05digital.html?ref=technology
''Less than two weeks before the expected end of analog broadcasting, television owners received a reprieve on Wednesday. It appears probable that Americans will have four more months to upgrade their old sets before a federal deadline requires stations to switch to digital TV."
3. New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/technology/internet/04myspace.html?ref=technology
"MySpace provided two state attorneys general the names of 90,000 registered sex offenders it had banned from its site in response to a subpoena."
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