A lead is
A) what graphic artists call space between type-set words.
B) another name for the inverted pyramid.
C) the first one or two sentences or first paragraph in a news story.
D) the dramatic close in a news release.

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A lead in journalism refers to the first one or two sentences or the first paragraph of a news story, designed to give the reader the most important information and entice them to read on.

A Lead Is