Stories about Covid 19

1) Summary lead

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/05/23/ismail-sabri-malaysia-to-acquire-8.2-million-doses-of-sinovac-covid-19-vacc/1976423

This kind of lead is often seen in breaking news and hard news. This kind of news lead answers the question concept of 5W1H, which almost summaries all the important points of the news story. In this lead, the government (who) will be acquiring a total of 8.2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine (what) by the end of June (when) with 3.8 million of them through fill and finish (how) by Pharmaniaga Life Science Sdn Bhd (where).

2) Descriptive lead

https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/05/07/97-year-old-from-belaga-becomes-malaysias-oldest-person-to-receive-covid-19-jab/

Descriptive lead is all about describing the further details of a certain subject in a news story. This lead goes into great detail to describe a person that makes up the subject of the story, who is Bawang Lusa . This is to give the readers to imagine the details even before seeing them in life.

3) Punch lead

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2021/05/18/the-good-bad-and-ugly-side-of-quarantine-in-malaysia/

This kind of lead uses special words or verbs that can surprise the readers. In here, a lot scarier is being used here as the strong words of the news lead. The purpose of this type of lead is exactly that – giving a jolt so that readers will sit up and take notice.

4) Contrast lead

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/06/599861/msia-may-have-tamed-covid-19-road-accidents-still-curse

This kind of lead gives two differences that will show obvious contrast of two sides of the news story. The story uses contrast lead, as it described two different things in one lead. The first one is may have been successful in flattening the Covid-19 curve. The second situation is it still have much to do to end the carnage that happening daily. So through the lead, readers may know that Malaysia may have successful in overcoming the Covid-19 yet still much things to do to end the carnage happening daily which the lead consists of two problem in Malaysia.

5) Anecdotal lead

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/my-covid-story-i-lost-5-kilos-during-my-covid-treatment/articleshow/82878480.cms

This lead begins in a way like a story is being written. No facts or statistics are being used in this lead. This kind of lead bounds to attract the readers’ attention through its cinematic storytelling opening. This lead begins by stating that a person’s first COVID symptoms was a mild fever. Soon enough he had to be hospitalised where his condition started improving. This kind of lead is rarely used for breaking news but works well for soft stories like this.