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The most important part of the news story is the first, or lead, paragraph. The lead should tell the reader the most important information in the story. It should be written so that the reader will be interested in going further into the story.
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Directions: Write a lead paragraph from this set of facts. Hint: Do not try to put all of the available information into the lead paragraph. Be selective. Use proper AP style. Double-check facts and spelling of proper names before finishing your story.
Lead 1 – Crash
- Happened today at noon
- Killed Rufus N. Hebernowski, an Air Force major
- Happened at the Super Shopping Mall, a huge new mall on the western edge of town
- Jet aircraft he was piloting crashed
- No one on the ground injured or killed
- Fifteen cars were destroyed in the mall’s northern parking lot when the aircraft crashed into them
- Hebernowski had no known connections locally
- He was stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base
Lead 2- City Council
- City council met this morning
- 10 percent increase in city property taxes
- Increase will cause average taxes to go up by about $50 yearly
- Higher rate takes effect at the first of next month
- Tax will be used to pay for doubling the size of the city park
Directions: Write a lead paragraph from this set of facts. Hint: Do not try to put all of the available information into the lead paragraph. Be selective. Use proper AP style. Double-check facts and spelling of proper names before finishing your story.
Lead 3 – University Raises
- Harold R. Drazsnzak, university vice president for finance
- Made an announcement at a press conference on the front steps of the university administration building
- Said that all faculty and staff will get 15 percent pay raises
- Will take effect this fall
- Said the raise is possible because of increased revenues from the state
- Drazsnzak: “Without a doubt, our faculty is long overdue to get a raise.”
- First raise for the faculty in two years
