CANCER RESEARCHER AND THE POSIBLE CURE FOR CANCER DIES IN A CAR WRECK
Cancer researcher, Dr. Larry G. Parkville died last in a car wreck on his way to the hospital with what he thought was the cure for cancer. His lifelong research also destroyed in the fiery wreck leaving still no cure for cancer.
CANCER RESEARCHER DIES IN CAR WRECK
Dr. Larry G Parkville died last night in a single car accident. His wife said he left home in a rush to head to the hospital around 10:30 pm. Parkville dedicated his adult life to researching cancer.
If you walked past news stand and read both of these headlines which one would check your eye and make you more interested in reading the rest of that story?
I personally would keep walking if I saw CANCER RESECHER DIES IN CAR WRECK. In my mind I would think that there are many cancer researches so what made that one so special. On the other hand if I were to glance at CANCER RESEARCHER AND THE POSUBLE CURE FOR CANCER DIES IN A CAR WRECK would make me want to read more. Everyone wants a cure for cancer, and being so close to finding it and then it being taken away is devastating.
When writing a lede paragraph needs to be short and detailed to grab attention. It should be NO LONGER THAN 40 WORDS. Also it needs to answer the 5W’s Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How. Give important details first then smaller details towards the end
Here are a few questions you need to ask yourself when writing a news lede
· What is most important the thing the reader needs to know
· What does the reader need to say to tell people what happened/ is happening
Rules to always go by when writing a lede is-> the human damage always comes first, then what happened.
Here is a website that gives ideas about a variety of lede’s for different types of stories! It also includes exercises to sharpen your Lede paragraph skills!
http://cubreporters.org/leads.html
Enjoy!!
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