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==1. Describe the elements of a good lead paragraph and the use and importance of headlines.==
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{{Selfref|For the Wikipedia guideline, see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)]].}}
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===Lead Paragraph===
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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.
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A '''headline''' is text at the top of a [[newspaper]] article, indicating the nature of the article below it.
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====Types of leads====
 
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Journalistic leads emphasise grabbing the attention of the reader.
 
  
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In journalism, the failure to mention the most interesting or attention grabbing elements of a story in the first paragraph is sometimes called "burying the lead."
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It is sometimes termed a news ''hed'', a deliberate misspelling that dates from production flow during [[hot type]] days, to notify the composing room that a written note from an editor concerned a headline and should not be set in type.
  
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Leads in essays summarize the outline of the argument and conclusion that follows in the main body of the essay. Encyclopedia leads tend to do define the subject matter as well as emphasizing the interesting points of the article. General articles in magazines tend to be somewhere in between journalism and encyclopedias and often lack a distinct lead entirely. Leads or introductions in books vary enormously in length and content.
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== Format ==
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Headlines are written in much larger type size than the article text, and often in a different font entirely. Headlines are often in [[sentence case]], although [[title case]] is often used in the USA.
  
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====Rules====
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Headline conventions include normally using present tense even when discussing events that happened in the recent past; [[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. Words chosen for headlines are often short, giving rise to [[headlinese]].
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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.
 
  
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# 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.
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A headline may also be followed by a smaller secondary headline, often called subhead or "deck hed", which gives more information.
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# 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.
 
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# 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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===Headlines===
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Russ Willison{{Who|date=March 2009}} describes headlines as the "barb on the hook."
  
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==2. Write a news article of at least three paragraphs, using a good lead paragraph about something interesting that has happened in your church, school, home, or Pathfinder Club.==
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== Production of headlines within the editorial environment ==
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==3. What are the essentials of writing a good story?==
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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.
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==4. Know the difference between passive and active verbs, and give three comparative examples.==
 
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==5. Write to a publisher, requesting story-writing guidelines.==
 
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Story writing guidelines are available free from the following:
 
  
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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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: '''Pacific Press Publishing Association'''
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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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: 1350 North Kings Road
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:Protagonist: HORIZON FILLS WITH DARK CLOUDS?
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: Nampa, ID 83687
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:Publisher: IMMINENT STORM THREATENS VILLAGE.
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: Phone: 208-465-2500
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:Protagonist: But what if no storm comes?
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: Fax: 208-465-2531
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:Publisher: VILLAGE SPARED FROM DEADLY STORM.
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: http://www.pacificpress.com/index.php?pgName=newsOLFPTsub
 
  
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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.
  
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: '''Review and Herald Pusblishing Association'''<br>
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== Unusual headlines ==
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: 55 West Oak Ridge Drive<br>
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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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: Hagarstown, MD 21740
 
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: http://www.reviewandherald.org/services/guidelines.asp
 
  
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==6. Write a story on one of the following:==
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* WALL ST. LAYS AN EGG - ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' on [[Black Monday]] (1929)
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*'''a. How your family first accepted Christ, whether it was you, your parents, your grandparents, etc.'''
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* [[Sticks nix hick pix|STICKS NIX HICK PIX]] - ''Variety'' writing that rural moviegoers preferred urban films (1935)
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*'''b. Personal experiences of answered prayer or divine guidance.'''
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* [[Dewey Defeats Truman|DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN]] - The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' reporting the wrong election winner (1948)
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*'''c. An interesting pet that you have had.'''
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* FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD - ''[[New York Daily News]]'' reporting the denial of a federal bailout (1975)
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*'''d. An experience you have had while at summer camp or on a camping trip.'''
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* [[Sic transit gloria mundi|SICK TRANSIT'S GLORIOUS MONDAY]] - ''New York Daily News'' reporting a state transit bailout (1980)<ref>[http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/history-nycta1980s.html The New York City Transit Authority in the 1980s]</ref>
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*'''e. When God first became real to you as a friend and personal savior.'''
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* GOTCHA! - The UK ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|Sun]]'' on the torpedoing of the Argentine ship ''[[ARA General Belgrano|Belgrano]]'' and sinking of a gunboat during the [[Falklands War]] (1982)
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*'''f. The most difficult thing about being a Christian today.'''
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* HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR - ''[[New York Post]]'' on a local murder (1983)
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* GREAT SATAN SITS DOWN WITH THE AXIS OF EVIL - The UK ''[[The Times]]'' on US-Iran talks (2007)<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1851791.ece Great Satan sits down with the Axis of Evil]</ref>
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* [[Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious|SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS]] - ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|Sun]]'' on Inverness Caledonian Thistle beating Celtic in the Scottish Cup<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/2875957.stm Super Caley dream realistic?]</ref>
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* FREDDIE STARR ATE MY HAMSTER - ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|Sun]]'' on Lea La Salle's claim that [[Freddie Starr|the comedian]] had eaten her pet in a sandwich. [[Max Clifford]] later admitted that the story was a fabrication.
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* ICE CREAM MAN HAS ASSETS FROZEN - [[BBC News]]: An ice cream salesman has his [[assets]] frozen for suspectedly [[smuggling]] [[tobacco]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4121006.stm BBC News | UK | Northern Ireland | Ice cream man has assets frozen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
  
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==7. Submit a story to a Seventh-day Adventist publication.==
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According to [[Claud Cockburn]], the following headline won a competition for being the dullest ever: "Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead."<ref>[http://www.obkb.com/dcljr/favquote.html OBKD.com]</ref>
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==8. Know how to write a cover letter to the editor for submitting your story or article and write a cover letter to the editor to include with your story or article.==
 
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==9. What education is helpful for getting into the career of journalism?==
 
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Many of the most famous and respected journalists of the past and present had no formal training in journalism, but learned their craft on the job, often starting out as copy boys/copy girls. Today, in many parts of the world it is usual for journalists to first complete university-level training which incorporates both technical skills such as research skills, interviewing technique and shorthand and academic studies in media theory, cultural studies and ethics. Many universities offer Journalism as a major. A journalism school is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained.
 
  
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==10. What types of jobs are available for anyone who is interested in journalism?==
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== See also ==
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==References==
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* ''[[Headlines (The Tonight Show)|Headlines]]'' (from ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'')
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* [[A-1 Headline]], a 2004 Hong Kong film
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* [[Bus plunge]], a type of news story, and accompanying headline
  
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== Further reading ==
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* [[Harold Evans]]  ''News Headlines'' (Editing and Design : Book Three) Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (February 1974) ISBN-10: 0434905526 ISBN-13: 978-0434905522
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* [[Fritz Spiegl]] ''What The Papers Didn't Mean to Say'' Scouse Press, Liverpool, 1965
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/frontpage/homepage.html Front Page - The British Library] Exhibition of famous newspaper headlines (2006)
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4342940,00.html Head you win: The readers' editor on the art of the headline writer]
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Revision as of 00:04, 22 April 2009

Template:Otheruses4 Template:Selfref Template:Wiktionary A headline is text at the top of a newspaper article, indicating the nature of the article below it.

It is sometimes termed a news hed, a deliberate misspelling that dates from production flow during hot type days, to notify the composing room that a written note from an editor concerned a headline and should not be set in type.

Format

Headlines are written in much larger type size than the article text, and often in a different font entirely. Headlines are often in sentence case, although title case is often used in the USA.

Headline conventions include normally using present tense even when discussing events that happened in the recent past; 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. Words chosen for headlines are often short, giving rise to headlinese.

A headline may also be followed by a smaller secondary headline, often called subhead or "deck hed", which gives more information.

Russ WillisonTemplate:Who describes headlines as the "barb on the hook."

Production of headlines within the editorial environment

Headlines are generally written by copy editors, but may also be written by the writer, the page layout designer or a news editor or managing editor.

The film The Shipping News has an illustrative exchange between the protagonist, who is learning how to write for a local newspaper, and his publisher:

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.
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.

Unusual headlines

Occasionally, the need to keep headlines brief leads to unintentional double meanings, if not double entendres. 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.

According to Claud Cockburn, the following headline won a competition for being the dullest ever: "Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead."&

See also

Further reading

  • Harold Evans News Headlines (Editing and Design : Book Three) Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (February 1974) ISBN-10: 0434905526 ISBN-13: 978-0434905522
  • Fritz Spiegl What The Papers Didn't Mean to Say Scouse Press, Liverpool, 1965

References

  1. ↑ The New York City Transit Authority in the 1980s
  2. ↑ Great Satan sits down with the Axis of Evil
  3. ↑ Super Caley dream realistic?
  4. ↑ BBC News | UK | Northern Ireland | Ice cream man has assets frozen
  5. ↑ OBKD.com

External links

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