Meaning of lede | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A man; a person.
   obsolete
2. The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in.
   US

Equivalents

Examples

“& after to callice hee [Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey] arriued, / like⟳ a noble Leed of high degree, / & then to Turwin soone he hyed, / there he thought to haue found King Henery; […]”

“Sweet, yes sweet is over (beyond) measure⟳ / The marrying for the young lede (people); / Most sweet it is, I say⟳ yet (once more), / When it goes with the rede (counsel) of the elders.”

“Gramércy, liegé King, / This is to me a comforting: / I tell⟳ you sickerly / For to have⟳ land⟳ or lede / Or other riches, so God me speed⟳, / It is too much for me.”

“Readers usually see⟳ the lead⟳ picture and read⟳ its caption first, before reading the lede of the article, so the article lede should not be a repetition of the caption.”

“"How can Mr. On-line Guy learn⟳ to be a journalist if he didn't go through what I went through?" they [newspaper journalists] ask⟳. "I needed the city editor to tell⟳ me how to write⟳ a graceful sentence, and I was a year into the job before I could craft a decent lede?"”

“I was thrilled to be in possession of this nugget, which could probably take⟳ over the lede of my story. This essentially and truly implicated one of the most respected homicide detectives in Boston, all based on my initial tip⟳.”

“The lede (as we spell⟳ it) story in today's NYT [The New York Times] is all about their new poll showing that [John] McCain is hurting himself, not [Barack] Obama, with the attacks. […] If something's the lede in the NYT, it tends to get⟳ discussed on cable TV all day, etc.”

“Like⟳ all forms of writing, there's no hard and fast rule⟳ about what makes a great lede. A good lede changes depending on the story you're writing. […] Ledes vary⟳ wildly, but you'll start⟳ to notice⟳ patterns and, more importantly, what kinds of ledes you like⟳ and feel⟳ are effective.”

“Here are some different types of ledes: […] · Scenario ledes use⟳ narrative elements to describe⟳ a place⟳ of particular importance to the story. / · Narrative ledes begin⟳ at a chronological beginning. […] · First-person anecdotal ledes begin⟳ with a relevant anecdote that involves the writer. Service and celebrity pieces often begin⟳ with first-person ledes.”

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