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Beyond the inverted pyramid

Beyond the inverted pyramid. Matching the method to the meaning. Week 4. Why the inverted pyramid?. Hook readers Save them time Judicious use of space/time available. Other formats. When time/space allow Present information more clearly Individualize complex stories.

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Beyond the inverted pyramid

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  1. Beyond the inverted pyramid Matching the method to the meaning Week 4

  2. Why the inverted pyramid? • Hook readers • Save them time • Judicious use of space/time available

  3. Other formats • When time/space allow • Present information more clearly • Individualize complex stories

  4. Narration techniques • Scene recreation • Anecdotes • Foreshadowing • Dialogue

  5. Narration • (Exposition – the inverted pyramid – is ordering the facts) • Telling a story • Moves chronologically • Uses narration techniques to tell story

  6. Scene re-creation • Vivid description • Details • Use all the senses

  7. Dialogue • Conversation between two or more people • Writer disappears

  8. Foreshadowing • Hints at what’s coming • Television news cast teasers • “The worst was yet to come” • “And that’s not the half of it”

  9. Anecdotes • Stories within stories • Remember anecdotes more than the lecture?

  10. Modifying the inverted pyramid • Service journalism • News you can use • How to do something • How to get more information • What does the reader need to act on this information?

  11. Modifying the inverted pyramid • News narrative • Use narration (story telling) to set the hook • Then goes to a regular news story • Sometimes goes back to narration (chronology)

  12. Modifying the inverted pyramid • Focus • Single individual to represent a group • Begin with set up (individual) • Transition to larger issue • Report on larger issue • Return to the individual

  13. Focus • Focus • Use other techniques • Foreshadowing • So what • Other opinions • Sprinkle in anecdotes, scenes and dialogue

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