The inverted pyramid is a form of news story where the important facts of the story are listed first and then the smaller details follow. This method is used so that people get the heart of the story right off the bat. After someone has read all the important information in the story, they will most likely keep on reading all the smaller, less important bits of information.
The most important thing to remember when writing a news article is that you want to keep your readers attention. By using the inverted pyramid, your readers are engaged from the beginning.
Check out this story on the Pocono Record that uses the inverted pyramid style of writing to talk about a protest on the campus of ESU.
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090226/NEWS/90226013/-1/NEWS
Great post. The reference on how to put together an article is one I can put to good use.
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