- From: Thomas Broyer <t.broyer@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:44:37 +0200
2007/10/2, Stijn Peeters: > > Rachid Finge schreef: > The term 'lede' is more commonly spelled as 'lead' by journalists > throughout the world. It seems like a sensible idea, although I'm wondering > why you added the P element in your example. > > I'm not an expert on this, but wikipedia distinguishes them (of course > wikipedia is not absolute truth): > > "Lede (pronounced /lid/) is a traditional spelling, from the archaic > English, used to avoid confusion with the printing press type formerly made > from lead or the typographical term 'leading'." [1] Wikipedia contradicts itself (emphasis mine): In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_paragraph : "Often called just "the lead", it [...] must be *at least three sentences long.* [...]The usual spelling in American journalism is lede." In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_graf : "In most news stories, the essential facts of a story are included in the lede (or lead), the *first sentence or two* of the story." > Anyway, I think this is a sensible idea indeed. That's my opinion too. An <article> would start with a <header> containing its title, author, publication date, followed by the <lede> (inside a <p> for a lede, or as a block-level container for a nut graf) and then the article body. The lede/nut graf could eventually be included in the <header> instead of following it (? la Lib?ration.fr). -- Thomas Broyer
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