Newspaper-HELP!?

Question

I am writing a newspaper article...

After the author's name, should the place that the event occurred be posted below it. If so, what is the place name before the lead or first sentence of the article?

Answer 1

I think you're thinking of a dateline...It looks something like this...DETROIT-- or OAK PARK, IL--  . Sometimes the date is in there as well...look at any large newspaper and you'll see what I'm talking about. Then in your lede, you say "here" when talking about the place it happened.