Writting a news lead or lede

Article #1

• Who: The sons and Ethel Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg.
• What:: That their father was a spy.
• Where: At the Sing Sing
• When: In the 1970's
• Why:  Delivering atomic bombing information to Soviet Union
• How: That Both parents got death penalty.

Indentify Lead:

• They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

Re-write lead:

• Parents of a 6 and a 10 year old kids, were sadly executed for having delivered secrets of the atomic bombing to the Soviet Union.

Article#2

• Who:  Stephen Fishler, and the unrestored comic book.
• What: Comic book collectors and superman fans will have the oppurtunity to bid on a "unrestored" comic book.
• When: Starting Friday
• Where: No location
• Why: One of the famous comic books everybody wants.
• How: They are having a public bid.

Identify lead:

• After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000.

Re-write lead

• After many years, of being away, the original "Action Comics No. 1 " has made a comeback with friends like Superman and many more, for a tune of $400,00.