1.Pick two news stories from the day’s newspaper, one following the inverted pyramid style of writing and another that does not. Paste the clippings and identify the differences.
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What is the Inverted Pyramid?
In journalism, this method of starting with your conclusion is called the Inverted Pyramid style. Sometimes referred to as Front-Loading, it means you should put your most important information first when writing for the web.
This style is called an ‘inverted’ pyramid simply because it is an upside-down pyramid with the most important information at the top.
This style of web writing or news story writing has many benefits:
Readers can quickly assess whether they want to read your entire article.
Readers can stop reading at any point and still come away with the main point of your article.
By starting with your conclusion, the first few sentences on your web page will contain most of your relevant keywords, boosting your SEO.
By front-loading each paragraph, you allow your readers to skim through the first sentences of every paragraph to get a quick overview of your entire article. (See below for how to front-load your paragraphs).