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To: Blue Highway

Thanks for understanding. I do acknowledge and share your feelings about clickbait and the maddening habit of writers in the Internet age of not giving the promise of the headline until late, sometimes very late, in the story. I have a journalism degree from a top 5 J-school, and that’s not the way. If we submitted stories on assignments without getting to the lede early, it was marked down considerably. Ledes and heds should always be within sight of each other.

And please do consider de Becker. He’d be worth your time.

G’day, mate.


56 posted on 11/09/2025 4:00:42 PM PST by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: StAntKnee

I will check out more of his work. I’m surprised I haven’t come across him until today.


57 posted on 11/09/2025 4:02:04 PM PST by Blue Highway
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