bury the lead

English

Alternative forms

bury the lede (US)

Verb

bury the lead (third-person singular simple present buries the lead, present participle burying the lead, simple past and past participle buried the lead)

(idiomatic) (news writing style) To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
- 1977, "Don't bury the lead. This is similar to backing into the lead, except that the major element has been buried several paragraphs down"[1]
- 2004, "Don't bury the lead in the body of your story. As a TV news viewer, I'm poised to change the channel"[2]

References

William Metz, Newswriting: From Lead to "30" →ISBN, p. 61
Steve Garagiola, TV News: Writing and Surviving →ISBN, p. 20

[1] William Metz, Newswriting: From Lead to "30" →ISBN, p. 61

[2] Steve Garagiola, TV News: Writing and Surviving →ISBN, p. 20

单词	bury the lead
释义	bury the lead English Alternative forms bury the lede (US) Verb bury the lead (third-person singular simple present buries the lead, present participle burying the lead, simple past and past participle buried the lead) (idiomatic) (news writing style) To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts. 1977, "Don't bury the lead. This is similar to backing into the lead, except that the major element has been buried several paragraphs down"[1] 2004, "Don't bury the lead in the body of your story. As a TV news viewer, I'm poised to change the channel"[2] References William Metz, Newswriting: From Lead to "30" →ISBN, p. 61 Steve Garagiola, TV News: Writing and Surviving →ISBN, p. 20
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