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lead

English translation: intro, or the first sentence of the story

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English term or phrase:lead
Selected answer:intro, or the first sentence of the story
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

16:19 Oct 12, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: lead
Hello:

That becomes the lead.

What does "lead" mean in following context:

We would sit at our typewriters and get stoned.
No, we would sit at our typewriters and just
think, “let’s see, oh, that could be fun,”
and then just start something. It could be
a description of a guy sifting cocaine. It
could be you heading to interview the
Jackson Five. It could be a description of
a living room as with Ike and Tina
Turner. That becomes the lead.

Thank you.
marijas
leading article/story
Explanation:
what it seems like in context you've given

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Note added at 6 mins (2019-10-12 16:26:22 GMT)
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or it can also be the lead-in to an article, i.e. a good introduction that grabs the attention

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Note added at 9 mins (2019-10-12 16:29:13 GMT)
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actually it IS the INTRO to a story

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Note added at 9 mins (2019-10-12 16:29:40 GMT)
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https://training.npr.org/2016/10/12/leads-are-hard-heres-how...

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Note added at 11 mins (2019-10-12 16:31:30 GMT)
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https://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/journalism1/journalism-wr...
The Lead: The lead, or the first sentence of the story, is arguably the most important part of the article. Based on the content of that first sentence, a reader will either look deeper into the story, or move on to the next one.

Therefore, how you craft your lead is very important. There are some basic rules one can follow:

The who, what, when, where, how, why lead.
Basically, just like it sounds. This lead tries to answer the 5 w’s and one h in one sentence.
Selected response from:

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 14:16
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5leading article/story
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
leading article/story


Explanation:
what it seems like in context you've given

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Note added at 6 mins (2019-10-12 16:26:22 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or it can also be the lead-in to an article, i.e. a good introduction that grabs the attention

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2019-10-12 16:29:13 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

actually it IS the INTRO to a story

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2019-10-12 16:29:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

https://training.npr.org/2016/10/12/leads-are-hard-heres-how...

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Note added at 11 mins (2019-10-12 16:31:30 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

https://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/journalism1/journalism-wr...
The Lead: The lead, or the first sentence of the story, is arguably the most important part of the article. Based on the content of that first sentence, a reader will either look deeper into the story, or move on to the next one.

Therefore, how you craft your lead is very important. There are some basic rules one can follow:

The who, what, when, where, how, why lead.
Basically, just like it sounds. This lead tries to answer the 5 w’s and one h in one sentence.

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 14:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: With your added suggest @ 9 mins (y)
19 mins
  -> Thanks yes, clicked a bit fast. l changed my mind almost immediately at 6 mins and then confirmed with link!
agree  Katalin Horváth McClure: Yes, intro to the story, the starting sentence.
23 mins
  -> Many thanks:-) Yes indeed, @ 6 and 9 mins
agree  Björn Vrooman: Also known as a lede in journo jargon (as noted in the NPR article).
53 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Katya Kesten
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Roberta Broccoletti
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
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