Bury the lede?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lede">lede</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="lead">lead</span>”, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="lede">lede</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>.</p><p><span word="Bury">Bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="Bury">Bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>?</p><p><span word="Non">Non</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> (<span word="yeah">yeah</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="milling">milling</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="trained">trained</span>) <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgiven">forgiven</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="report">report</span>: <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="collision">collision</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, 7:50 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="Rush">Rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drizzle">drizzle</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="later">later</span> – <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="basically">basically</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drizzle">drizzle</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="jam">jam</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="journalistic">journalistic</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="no">no</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enticed">enticed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="factual">factual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p>
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