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This is the first part of a news story
What is a lead?
This is the element of news that suggests that people care most about news that occurs close to where they live.
What is proximity?
This is the opposite of wordy - means short and to the point.
What is concise?
In a lead, journalists want to use this type of voice.
What is active?
This is the element of news that tugs at our emotions.
What is human interest?
This is the element of news that suggests that people are not interested in old news.
What is timeliness?
In a lead, journalists want to use this type of verb.
What is lively?
This is the element of news that suggests that people are interested in stories that bring suspense, tension and surprise.
What is conflict?
This the number of words found in a lead.
What is 25-30?
A lead is found in this part of a news story.
What is the beginning?
This journalistic style of writing puts the most important information first, and then filters to the small details.
What is inverted pyramid?
The verbs in a news lead should be written in either the future tense or in this verb tense.
What is past?
These letters stand for the questions that are answered in a news article.
What is 5Ws and H?
This is the number of sentences that a news lead should be.
What is one?
A journalistic should not a start a lead with these two questions.
What are when and where?
This is something that can proven true or false.
What is a fact?
This is the element of news that suggests that readers care most about people who are famous.
What is prominence?
There is no place for these in news stories (known as one’s personal feelings about a topic.)
What are opinions?
The statement, “The president said the country is in pretty good shape,” is this.
What is a fact?
The statement, “Texas is the second largest state in the nation,” is an example of this.
What is a fact?
News leads should not be too lengthy because readers do not have a lot of this.
What is time?
It is important in news writing to report these and only these.
What are the facts?
This is the only kind of number that you can start a sentence with.
What is a year?
You should spell out all numbers greater than this number.
What is 9?
This is the only verb that should never be used in a news lead.
What is “to be?”
Final Jeopardy Make your wager
The story on baby Jessica McClure, who fell down a well in Texas back in 1984, is an example of this news element.
What is human interest?