Published 12/5/03
A lede, in newspaper parlance, is the first ‘chunk’ of a story — usually the first paragraph (“graf”). Here are two great ones from today’s papers.
From the Herald Sun (Australia):
An Austrian trade union has claimed the repetitive playing of Christmas carols in department stores is “psycho-terrorism” for salespeople.
And from the Globe and Mail (Canada):
The City of Moncton thinks that showing up drunk at work toting a loaded, sawed-off shotgun in search of the boss is a firing offence. The city’s union disagrees.
The Fray
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