Another Devilish Definition

“anecdotal lede, n. Narrative opening to a news story in which a reporter takes great pains to demonstrate why he failed as a novelist.” 

—Sean Braswell and Sean Culligan, “The Devil’s Guide to the Media,” Ozy.com, November 2017.

• Editorial Comment: It was a dark & stormy night . . .

 

 

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Gotta be a story here . . .

  

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