I stand corrected. However, what is the cultural difference between US and UK journalism where UK stuff is to the point (i.e. with a summary of the story, then

I stand corrected. However, what is the cultural difference between US and UK journalism where UK stuff is to the point (i.e. with a summary of the story, then the story told properly) and US articles always have to have some meandering nonsense that is as tangential as possible to the story? The format makes sense for a book but is a bit silly in New York Times style articles.