Lead #1: A local couple was awarded $150,000, at the butte County Court, yesterday, as compensation for injuries they suffered from in an auto accident in March.
Lead #2: The Sierras still to be engulfed by another flurry in this series of snowstorms.
Lead #3: Three firefighters were injured today as they turned a potential tragedy into a miracle. Earlier today, three firefighters successfully rescued all 41 families from a 6-story building fire on Union ave.
comment: Hi Prof. McCune! I was just wondering, in my broadcast class I was taught not to use "yesterday" in leads because it's already old news. Is that the same for newspaper leads? I'm guessing not, because most of the news will come from yesterday. And, also, if the facts for the leads say they took place "today" does that mean we write "today" in the lead, or yesterday? Thank you!
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1) Make it past tense (was) - it's already happened. Where did this award take place? When?
ReplyDelete2) Simplify.
3) You're making stuff up. You know the three firefighters were injured, but you don't know whether it happened while they were evacuating the families, or while they were fighting the fire, or if they just tripped over a hose.
11/15 - Please revise and republish.