Sunday, September 7, 2008

Leads Exercise #1

Lead #1: Couple who suffered injuries in a traffic accident in March were awarded $150,000 in damages yesterday, at Butte County Court.

Lead #2: Snowstorm is just the beginning. Forecasters say the next of a series of snowstorms will hit the Sierras today.

Lead #3: Today a fire roared through a six-story building located at 204 Union Ave. Police say, while three firefighters were injured, 41 families were evacuated.

1 comment:

camccune said...

1) Good, except it sounds like a headline. Just add an article and tighten it up a bit:
A couple injured in a March traffic accident was awarded $150,000 in damages yesterday at Butte County Court.

2) You're starting out with a headline again. Just cut your first sentence. (But remember this technique when we do broadcast -- it works there...just not for print.)

3) You've buried your lead. The news is not the fire itself, but that three firefighters were injured while evacuating 41 families from a burning building.

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