bury the lead



bury the lead

In journalism, to open a news article with secondary or superfluous information, thus relegating the central premise (the lead, which usually occupies this position) to a later part. "Lead" in this sense is sometimes written as "lede." I usually just skim through articles in the newspaper, so it really annoys me when they bury the lead.
See also: bury, lead

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Evgenyyev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-neeRussian
Beatabe-AH-tah (Polish, German)Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Kumaran-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
BastiaanBAHS-tee-ah:nDutch
Jocky-Scottish
Sumantra-Bengali