Thursday, April 21, 2011

Writing a news lead (or lede)

Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret

Who: Michael and Robert

What: Were kids during the cold war, and their parents were executed.

When: During the cold war

Where: Soviet Union

Why: Their parents were executed because they were accused of giving atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

How:  They were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.

Their Lead:

They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.
My Lead:
 They were just kids at the age of 6 and 10 when they lost both parents, during the cold war in 1953 when their parents were executed. This lead to them being the most famous orphans. They were being accused of being spy's and delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

'Unrestored' copy of first Superman comic book for sale

Who: A copy of the original comic "Action Comics No. 1"

What: Are making a comeback out of it.

When: First made on June 1938 for only 10 cents a page.

Where: Comic stores.

Why: Of the 100 existing copies, 80 percent have been restored, but people want an untouched copy.

How: People want to get the original comic book and not the one that has been changed.

Their lead:

After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.


My Lead:

On Thursday an expert told our CNN reporter that the original copy of "Action Comics No. 1" with Superman and friends will be coming back for about $400,000 the tune.

No comments:

Post a Comment