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Template:Original research Template:Selfref A lead paragraph in Literature refers to the opening paragraph of an article, essay, news story or book chapter. Often called just "the lead", it usually opens together with the headline or title, almost always gives the reader the main idea of the story preceding the main body of the article and the final conclusion. The "lead" immediately grabs the attention of the reader and must be at least three sentences long. It also needs to directly relate to the body of the article. The usual spelling in journalism is lede.[1]

Rules

The key to understanding the lead usually lies in the reader’s ability to identify and understand the subject and the main verb. In general, there are three sentence types found in the lead.

The subject and the main verb are found together at or near the beginning of the sentence. This is by far, the most common sentence type.
The subject is separated from the main verb by information about the subject, often in the subject, often in the form of a relative clause – the clause that starts with who, which, when, where and whose.
The sentence begins with an introductory phrase. In such cases, students must learn to read until they find a comma, after which they will find the main verb.

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-{{dablink|This is an article about newspaper headlines. For the Wikipedia guideline, see [[Wikipedia: Headlines]].}}  ''For an article about a U.S. television series which aired under this title, see'' [[Big Town]].
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+{{selfref|For Wikipedia guidelines on lead paragraphs, see [[Wikipedia:Lead section]].}}
+A '''lead paragraph''' in [[Literature]] refers to the opening [[paragraph]] of an [[article]], [[essay]], news [[story]] or book [[chapter]]. Often called just "the lead", it usually opens together with the [[headline]] or [[title]], almost always gives the reader the main idea of the story preceding the main [[body]] of the article and the final [[conclusion]]. The "lead" immediately grabs the attention of the reader and must be at least three [[Sentence (linguistics)|sentences]] long. It also needs to directly relate to the body of the article. The usual spelling in journalism is '''lede.'''[http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20001128]
-[[Image:Deweytruman12.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A well-known headline from the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', mistakenly announcing defeat for [[Harry S. Truman]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1948|1948 U.S. presidential election]].]]
+==Rules==
-A '''headline''' is text at the top of a [[newspaper]] article, indicating the nature of the article below it.
+The key to understanding the lead usually lies in the reader’s ability to identify and understand the subject and the main verb. In general, there are three sentence types found in the lead.
-Headlines may be written in [[bold]], and are written in a much larger size than the article text. Headline conventions include normally using present tense, [[zero copula|omitting forms of the verb "to be"]] in certain contexts, and removing short articles like "a" and "the". Most newspapers feature a very large headline on their front page, dramatically describing the biggest news of the day. A headline may also be followed by a smaller secondary headline which gives a bit more information or a subhead (also called a deck or nutgraf in some areas).
+# The subject and the [[main verb]] are found together at or near the beginning of the sentence. This is by far, the most common sentence type.
+# The subject is separated from the main verb by information about the subject, often in the subject, often in the form of a [[relative clause]] – the clause that starts with who, which, when, where and whose.
+# The sentence begins with an introductory phrase. In such cases, students must learn to read until they find a comma, after which they will find the main verb.
-Headlines are generally written by [[copy editor]]s, but may also be written by the writer, the page layout designer or a news editor or managing editor.
-Occasionally, the need to keep headlines brief leads to unintentional double meanings, if not [[double entendre]]s.  For example, if the story is about the president of Iraq trying to acquire weapons, the headline might be IRAQI HEAD SEEKS ARMS.  Or if some agricultural legislation is defeated in the United States House of Representatives, the title could read FARMER BILL DIES IN HOUSE.
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-The film ''[[The Shipping News (film)|The Shipping News]]'' has an illustrative exchange between the protagonist, who is learning how to write for a local newspaper, and his [[publisher]]:
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-*''Publisher'': It's finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that's what makes a reporter.  You have to start by making up some headlines. You know: short, punchy, dramatic headlines.  Now, have a look, [''pointing at dark clouds gathering in the sky over the ocean''] what do you see? Tell me the headline.
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-*''Protagonist'': HORIZON FILLS WITH DARK CLOUDS?
-*''Publisher'': IMMINENT STORM THREATENS VILLAGE.
-*''Protagonist'': But what if no storm comes?
-*''Publisher'': VILLAGE SPARED FROM DEADLY STORM.
-In the United States, headline contests are sponsored by the [[American Copy Editors Society]], the [[National Federation of Press Women]], and many state press associations.
+[[Category:Copy editing|*]]
+[[Category:Literature|Literature]]
-==Famous headlines==
+[[Category:Writing|Writing]]
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-*WAR BREAKS OUT IN EUROPE
-*ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA
-*PRESIDENT SHOT DEAD
-*MAN WALKS ON MOON
-==Unusual headlines==
-[[Image:Ford to City.PNG|thumb|175px|right|The '''Drop Dead''' cover in 1975]]
-*WALL ST. LAYS AN EGG - ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' on [[Black Monday]] (1929)
-*[[Sticks nix hick pix|STICKS NIX HICK PIX]] - ''Variety'' writing that rural moviegoers preferred urbane films (1935)
-*DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN - The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' reporting the wrong election winner (1948)
-*FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD - ''[[New York Daily News]]'' reporting the denial of a federal bailout (1975)
-*[[Sic transit gloria mundi|SICK TRANSIT'S GLORIOUS MONDAY]] - ''New York Daily News'' reporting a state transit bailout (1980)[http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/history-nycta1980s.html]
-*GOTCHA! - The UK ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|Sun]]'' on the sinking of the ''[[ARA General Belgrano|Belgrano]]'' during the [[Falklands War]] (1981)
-*HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR - ''[[New York Post]]'' on a local murder (1983)
-*HICKS NIX KNICKS IN SIX - ''New York Daily News'' on an [[NBA Conference Finals]] win by [[Indiana Pacers]] (2000)
-==External links==
-* [http://www.smileycat.com/miaow/archives/000150.html Typography for headlines] A collection of headlines for online articles and blog posts that display interesting and creative typography. A good source of design inspiration.
-* [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/frontpage/homepage.html Front Page - The British Library] Exhibition of famous newspaper headlines (2006)
-==See also==
-* [[headlinese]]
-* "[[Headlines (The Tonight Show)|Headlines]]" (from ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'')
-[[Category:Headlines]]
-[[de:Schlagzeile]]
-[[nl:Krantenkop]]
-[[ja:見出し]]
-[[pt:Manchete]]
-[[zh:頭條新聞]]