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Summary: Part 1 - Learn how to write a news lead in this free journalism training video.
Peggy Charlton has been an English teacher as well as a drama coach during her 28-year career as an educator. She purchased an 80 year old home, and she remodeled it, room by room,...read more
"Hello! This is Peggy Charlton from Expert Village on how to write new stories in journalistic styled writing. I have already explained to you about how you go and gather your information. So you've already done that, you've come back, you've either have recorded or have all your notes written down and the first thing you are going to have to do is the big big thing, is to write a lead. Of course, this is your headline, this is your secondary headline and this is your lead. The first paragraph which is an extremely important part of writing a news story. The lead is the introduction of the story and you should always actually focus on the 5 w's and h and will explain that. Now the 5 w's and h are simply who, what, when, where, why and how. These are the 6 things you want to tell in the lead in your story. The lead is a summary of the story for that person"
eHow Article: How to Write a News Lead: Part 1