Monday, October 27, 2008

A problem I have with journalism: 1

The 'inverted pyramid' is a commonly used system for structuring stories. It means that the most important information in the story is first; the further you read the less vital and more detailed it is. The story is purposely designed to be cut from the bottom up, to have in-built obsolescence.

Q: Is it arrogant and misguided of me to not want anything I write to be obsolete?