good lead. bad lead.

"singing the blues, again--Memphis no. 2 on misery index."
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/06/singing-blues-again/

the way i feel about this hard lead is that its not as hard as a ton of bricks. there is a tad bit of anecdotal life to it. i like this lead because it gets to the point in the first paragraph, and yet it shows its anecdotal self in the second.

if i could guess what the most important part of this story, that the reporter is trying to get across, is just the fact that memphis came in second place. it almost seems as though he was quite shocked. maybe we all were.


"grizzlies' mayo to H-O-R-S-E around at all-star weekend."
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/10/grizzlies-mayo-be-h-o-r-s-i-n-g-around-all-star-we/

anecdotal this is. the title is even creative. i like how in the first paragraph, the reporter lets you know that o.j. is in the all star game, but he doesnt mention the other players until later. for all sports folk, this column is an attention grabber.

the reporter seems to think that the most important part to the story are the players. i agree.

thank you :)