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Figure  5-2.Subsequent  advance  story  leads.
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Figure  5-3.—Follow-up  story  structure. name implies, follow up the facts presented in the initial STRUCTURE spot  news  story. READER  CONSIDERATIONS contains  three  distinct  components  —  the  lead,  tie-back In writing a follow-up story, you must consider the following two distinct groups: the reader who has read the original story and the reader who may not have read the original story. Using this consideration as a guide, your follow-up should be written so as not to bore the former   or   confuse   the   latter.   You   can   satisfy   the requirements  of  both  readers  by  using  the  follow-up story structure explained and diagramed in figure 5-3. As  you  saw  in  figure  5-3,  the  follow-up  story and body. These three components form the structure of the follow-up story which is covered in the following text. Lead The lead of a follow-up serves the same purpose as the lead in any other story. In a follow-up story, however, make sure your lead contains a fresh news peg, a new 5-3







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