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Wow, I thought it seriously needed an editor to take an axe to it. I usually like long pieces, but this just seemed repetitive.

• jacobolus 8y ago
  The way newspaper articles work, not every reader is expected to read the whole thing. They are structured to put critical information up front, so that a reader can stop whenever they lose interest without missing anything more important than what they already read, but include additional detail below for those who are more deeply interested. This leads to the same main points being repeated several times, which can be a jarring style for readers who are not used to reading newspapers. Long magazine articles are typically structured quite differently.
  • oftenwrong 8y ago
    It's known as the "inverted pyramid" style: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid_(journalism) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid_(journalism)
  • ScottBurson 8y ago
    Except it didn't seem like there was much more detail as I kept reading. That was my impression, anyway — I'm not inclined to reread it to see if I overlooked something.