Joanne McLaughlin
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Novelist. Editor. Optimist, within reason. Obsessive decorator. Sometime trail walker. Longtime journalist (ex-WHYY News, ex-PlanPhilly, ex-Philadelphia Inquirer Business, Features, Suburban Desk). joannemclaughlin.net
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It actually makes more sense than some spelling shifts, like the change from “whoa” to “woah.” “Burying the lede” is a journalists’ expression, and “lede” is how journos spell the word that refers to the main point (or first paragraphs) of a story.
Apologies if this is journo-splaining.
Apologies if this is journo-splaining.
January 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It actually makes more sense than some spelling shifts, like the change from “whoa” to “woah.” “Burying the lede” is a journalists’ expression, and “lede” is how journos spell the word that refers to the main point (or first paragraphs) of a story.
Apologies if this is journo-splaining.
Apologies if this is journo-splaining.
