Citations:lede


 * 1)  The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in.
 * 2) * 1959, Phillip H. Ault & Edwin Emery, Reporting the News (Dodd, Mead), p. 38
 * "A “lead” (sometimes spelled “lede”) is simply the opening of a story."
 * 1) * 1969, Roland Edgar Wolseley, Understanding Magazines (Iowa State Univ. Press), p. 442
 * "lead: (noun; often spelled “lede”; lèd) The first paragraph or introductory section of an article."
 * 1) * 1982, Louis Alexander, Beyond the Facts: A Guide to the Art of Feature Writing ISBN 0872012816, p. 14
 * "Note that the first paragraph is not a news lede (spelled that way, as is customary in many editorial rooms, to distinguish it from the lead which printers use in typesetting)."
 * 1) * 2006, Mike Nizza, The Lede, New York Times blog.
 * "In the news business, the opening sentences of a story are referred to as its ‘lede’—spelled that way, journalism lore has it, to avoid confusion with the lead typesetting that once dominated newspaper printing presses."
 * 1) * 2006, Steve Peha, Margot Carmichael Lester, Be a Writer: Your Guide to the Writing Life!, page 125
 * The lede is your beginning: the first sentence or paragraph that gets the reader engaged.
 * 1) * 2006, Steve Peha, Margot Carmichael Lester, Be a Writer: Your Guide to the Writing Life!, page 125
 * The lede is your beginning: the first sentence or paragraph that gets the reader engaged.