As you know, my local paper is The Washington Post and a story by reporter Anthony Faiola caught my eye. The story is titled, "Ukraine austerity stokes separatism" and has a subtitle "Bailout to bring economic plan."
The lede sets up the rest of the article by beginning in the middle of an action - it states, "As pro-Russia militants stormed City Hall here Wednesday...." The lede gives the timing, the who, and the where and goes into the why in the next sentence. The article goes on to explain the urgency for Kiev, and what the political landscape is experiencing.
The nut graf paints a more detailed picture also starting in the middle of an action to play off of the lede, with, "Scenes of armed occupation unfolded Wednesday across eastern Ukraine." The nut graf almost reads as a sub-story to the first two paragraphs. A quote is not even given until well after five paragraphs into the story.
This story was above the fold on Thursday April 17, 2014.
The lede sets up the rest of the article by beginning in the middle of an action - it states, "As pro-Russia militants stormed City Hall here Wednesday...." The lede gives the timing, the who, and the where and goes into the why in the next sentence. The article goes on to explain the urgency for Kiev, and what the political landscape is experiencing.
The nut graf paints a more detailed picture also starting in the middle of an action to play off of the lede, with, "Scenes of armed occupation unfolded Wednesday across eastern Ukraine." The nut graf almost reads as a sub-story to the first two paragraphs. A quote is not even given until well after five paragraphs into the story.
This story was above the fold on Thursday April 17, 2014.
I feel like I'm trudging through the mud Filipov described on his story about Donetsk, or maybe it's quick sand. The news is moving fast. Thanks for posting. I understand Ukraine is not so happy with the IMF offer for bailout.
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