The “lede” is the first paragraph of a newspaper story. It can be ponderous and downright dull. Or it can grab you by the lapels, pull you close and scream into your face: Read this. Here's a look back at some of the National desk's best ledes from 2018.https://nyti.ms/2FyinbK
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The first winner of our "lede of the week" honor was Tim Arango, a Los Angeles correspondent who wrote an article about how the images of the wildfires in California reminded him somewhat of his experiences covering war: https://nyti.ms/2DbnInT pic.twitter.com/5KrLPWRBHo
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Another standout lede, by Mitch Smith, who is a Chicago correspondent, topped an article on the rash of thefts of baby Jesus statues from Nativity scenes: https://nyti.ms/2FzR2WH pic.twitter.com/rqhwlTYOdF
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There were so, so many noteworthy ledes in 2018. Take this one from Dan Barry, who teamed up with a number of other national correspondents to document what life is like for migrant children in detention: https://nyti.ms/2FEfAhr pic.twitter.com/Yhiosbmntg
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And this lede from Vivian Yee, who was a national immigration correspondent before she went off to Beirut, and Miriam Jordan, who covers immigration from our Los Angeles bureau: https://nyti.ms/2FzHH10 pic.twitter.com/JgfOvaelSS
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