Thursday, September 24, 2015

First Ledes: Ledes I Liked

This one was straight and to-the-point, containing who (two children), what (died), when(Saturday night), where (in a bedroom of their home), why (as a result of a fire) and how (caused by matches the children were playing with).

Two young children died Saturday night in a bedroom of their home as a result of a fire caused by matches the children were playing with.



This one did the same, but specified the names of the children:

Krista and Jeremy Lewis were found dead after a fire consumed their bedroom while a babysitter cared for them Saturday evening.


This one did a nice job of emphasizing a telling point from the larger story: 

Women who have achieved a graduate degree are found to get divorced more frequently than women without higher education, according to a study done by sociologists at the University of Florida.

This one, too:


Marital disruption is more likely among highly educated women, researchers said in a new study released on Monday.

This lede said everything people needed to know about this story, without having to read any further. The rest was just detailing the major points already offered by the lede:

A family of three was taken to the hospital after their car was struck by an oncoming train on Monday night, but no one was seriously injured. 



This next lede emphasized end result not in terms of what, but why and how:

 A failure to have warning lights at a train crossing on Michigan Avenue resulted in a vehicle carrying a family of three getting struck by an eastbound train.


Here's a nice 1-2-3 package by one of youze, which nicely go to end result, ultimate outcome and a summary of what people absolutely need to know about what happened, and how it all ended up:



1. A car crashed into a moving train on Monday, causing minor injuries to a family of three. 





4. Highly-educated married women are more likely to end up separated or divorced, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Florida. 





5. Two local children started the fire that claimed their lives Saturday evening, according to fire officials. 

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