The importance of a good lede
Staff
March 31, 2014
Before I pick at the splinters in your writing, let me roll out a few of my logs. Here are a week’s worth of ledes
Before I pick at the splinters in your writing, let me roll out a few of my logs. Here are a week’s worth of ledes
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Editor’s note: This will be Phillip Blanchard’s final regular post for BusinessJournalism.org. A copy editor on the Washington Post Financial desk for 6 1/2 years
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