Lead #1: Yesterday the Butte County Court ordered $150,000 to a local couple injured in a March traffic accident.
Lead #2: Snowfall is expected to hit the Sierras again today with more storms approaching in the next week.
Lead #3: Three firefighters were injured in a major blaze at 204 Union Avenue earlier today. Local police reported 41 families were evacuated from the six-story burning building.
Air Crash Lead: Upon approaching Pittsburgh Airport a US Air plane from Chicago fell short of the runway and ran aground, killing all 131 people aboard yesterday. This plane crash has been reported as the worst US air disaster in 3 years.
3 Leads: 14/15
ReplyDelete1) Don't start with your lead with "when." Start with the most important/interesting info, which is generally "what" happened.
2) OK
3) Excellent!
Air Crash: You've buried your lead. Focus on what happened, not how it happened. You can explain "how" later in the lead or in P2. AP style errors: check numbers, U.S.
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