In journalism, the “lede” is the introduction to a story, a sentence or paragraph designed to entice readers to continue. For example, the lede in a review of Calvin Trillin’s ”The Lede” might be: ...

Meet the women of the Lede Company. By Jessica Iredale “I can’t decide what is OK and what’s not OK, you know what I mean?” Amanda Silverman said over the phone on March 1, six days into Russia’s war ...

Calvin Trillin collects many of his inimitable profiles and essays about journalism in “The Lede.” By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...

Last week, the Mobile Lede covered and broke several local stories. Here are just five examples of what you missed if you didn’t read the Lede last week: · In our Sunday Q&A John Kilpatrick, founder ...