The Inverted Pyramid Structure is a metaphor that illustrates that the most important part of the story goes in the beginning.
The inverted pyramid structure has the climax up on the top like you see in the picture to the left. You do that so the reader doesn't get bored of your article and move on. Then the less interesting information comes after. Like the picture on the left you can see that the climax is on top, the body of course is in the middle, and the minor details are at the bottom. In the regular pyramid usually its the minor details going up to the most important details on the top so it's not so good for journalism.
An example of inverted pyramid structure is the San Francisco Chronicle in the article the journalist gives all of the important details about Obama still having hope that he could win the election. I know this article is using the inverted pyramid structure because I read and read until close to the end where i got bored and looked at a different article. This Writer effectively used the inverted pyramid structure by telling the climax right at the beginning.
By using the inverted pyramid structure, I'm sure my posts would become even just a little bit more popular. Why? Because I have all my important and most interesting information in the beginning so that the reader would keep reading until the very end or until they think that my minor details are boring. her way is fine as long as they like it. The inverted pyramid structure is very important in the class because without it, I don't think anyone will like our blog if it's all this junk instead of the interesting facts. People just won't like it.
San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper, http://sanfranciscochronicle.ca.newsmemory.com, September 4th, 2012
Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid, September 4th, 2012
James Glen Stovall, Journalism, Pages 124, 172-174, 199, 344
I liked how you used the example of Obama still having hope about winning the election
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