Inverted Pyramid Structure

Inverted Pyramid Structure- A way of writing in which the info is ordered from most important to least important.

                The inverted pyramid structure is a way of writing in journalism. This structure is usually organized into three parts. The most important details of a story comes first, the second most important details comes next, and the background info and small details come last. If this was to be illustrated, it would look like an upside-down triangle. The origin of this journalism style was supposedly formed when the telegraph was invented to reduce costs(Info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid).

                The inverted pyramid structure is very important in journalism. It can help the reader and the journalist. By explaining the main idea and most important things first, you can keep the attention of readers and keep them interested. If a reader does not care about the topic of your article, you can drive them away before they waste their time they could have used to read articles that they are interested in. Also, some people just don't have the capacity to read whole articles. These limits can be lack of time or being simply too lazy. Let's say a man only reads newspapers in the morning, before work. He is also too lazy to read the whole article but will be interested in the article. By making sure the main idea and most important details come first, this man will be able to know what is going on in the world and save time. This style of journalistic writing helps people in many aspects which is why it is respected in journalism.

                 I will make sure that I apply this knowledge to my work. I will make sure to explain the main idea and most important details first and save the lesser stuff for later. This inverted pyramid structure will help make me a better journalist and writer. Readers will be more interested in my articles as I apply this info. The inverted pyramid structure helps the reader and journalist understand more about today's issues and storys.

Info procured from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/04/

Kovach, Bill, and Rosenstiel, Tom, The Elements of Journalism. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001, 2007.