"bury the lede"

Mon Aug 25 14:14:25 UTC 2008

On Aug 25, 2008, at 6:49 AM, Dave Wilton wrote:

> "Lede" is a standard journalistic term and, indeed, it is so spelled
> to
> avoid confusion with the metal. Merriam-Webster has it from 1976.
> "Bury the
> lede/lead" is a common phrase among journos.

related is journalistic "hed" for "head", that is a headline.

arnold

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