RRD#@>>  RRD#> Pyramid writing is putting the who, what, where, when, why and

RRD#@>     I'm not saying that this is the exact "order" that these things have
RRD#@>be in.  The paper I used to freelance for, started every article off with
RRD#@>name of the town the story was from.  So WHERE was taken car of right off
RRD#@>bat.  WHO, usually came next, followed by WHAT, WHY and WHEN, and sometim
RRD#@>HOW.  Order isn't as important in Pyrimid writing so much as just making
RRD#@>that all the bases are covered.  (Forgive me.  Apparently Dominique's spo
RRD#@>talk has caused me to be stuck in sport mode.  I don't even like baseball

The editor at the weeklies I write for really insisted on getting those
snappy leads *first* (an occasionally clever sentence that gives a taste
of what's to come, but leaves the reader wanting a bit more--so they
finish the article)...the who, what, where and when usually follows
pretty closely after that. Much of the remaining portions of the
articles are devoted to the whys and hows. I usually have 300-500 words
(around 12 inches, I think) for a profile or business news story.
Another peculiarity of our particular publication...the business' hours
and phone number usually appear at the end of the article in italic bold
print.
Reading a couple issues of a publication should give you some idea of
what the editor looks for in terms of content and style.  Each market
can be different...so there's not necessarily a "right", or "wrong" way
to do things.


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