A Good Lead
Paper: The Miami Herald
Title: A Familiar Florida Ritual: Victims See Lives Suddenly Thrown into Chaos
Date: February 3, 2007
Author: Marc Caputo
Lead:
LADY LAKE -- Jeannette Boyd's family is still looking for her teeth.
This story details the experience of sorting through the rubble left after tornadoes ripped through a blue-collar/retirement area in February. The lead is unusual and attention-grabbing. Furthermore, the anecdote is maintained throughout the story as Caputo returns to the idea of missing dentures numerous times. The title of the story hints at what it is about and the lead engages the reader in an unusual and personal way. In my opinion, it would be hard not to read this story given the title and, most importantly, the lead.
Title: A Familiar Florida Ritual: Victims See Lives Suddenly Thrown into Chaos
Date: February 3, 2007
Author: Marc Caputo
Lead:
LADY LAKE -- Jeannette Boyd's family is still looking for her teeth.
This story details the experience of sorting through the rubble left after tornadoes ripped through a blue-collar/retirement area in February. The lead is unusual and attention-grabbing. Furthermore, the anecdote is maintained throughout the story as Caputo returns to the idea of missing dentures numerous times. The title of the story hints at what it is about and the lead engages the reader in an unusual and personal way. In my opinion, it would be hard not to read this story given the title and, most importantly, the lead.
posted by Pat Cunnane at
8:10 AM
3 Comments:
Interesting analysis. You didn't tell us explicitly what type of lead it is. Did you mean to say that it was anecdotal? In any case, I enjoyed your post, thanks.
-Nick
Yes, I guess it wasn't very clear, but it is anecdotal and the anecdote is carried throughout the story.
It is an excellent example of an anecdotal lead. Good choice.
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