2025 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Best Lede ( Non-Daily Group 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Smithfield Times
    Entry Title: Bomber, a call, bad joke
    Entry Credit: Stephen Faleski
    Judge Comment: Good ledes draw readers into a story by giving them a taste of what's to come without giving away the whole story. These are examples of great ledes. Especially liked the "how many engineers" lede.
  • Competition Comment: None