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Journalism already has a mechanism for this. In a news story (as opposed to longer, narrative stories), the important news is up top, followed by background in

Journalism already has a mechanism for this. In a news story (as opposed to longer, narrative stories), the important news is up top, followed by background in order of importance. The interface thus becomes: stop reading when it stops being new or interesting.

kaycebasques 8y ago
Yes, the inverted pyramid can handle most cases in journalism. The example that I provide in the post (a tutorial split between 2 audiences) is an example where this UI may be useful. Granted, even that is an edge case. I think there are different, more straightforward strategies for handling split-audience tutorials. This post was just an exploration into a UI that intrigued me.
- tlrobinson 8y ago
  I like that use case. I'm often bored by technical books where I know some of the material but don't have the patience to find the new material. Ebooks/articles that adapt to the reader's existing knowledge would be interesting. Either via a quiz up front or marking sections you already know as you go. Basically a form of adaptive learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_learning
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TeMPOraL 8y ago
> Journalism already has a mechanism for this. The most famous technique that is completely ignored by mainstream journalism. Name three popular news platforms that still apply it. I've seen one - I don't even remember which one, but it pops up on HN every now and then; it's characteristic for having a bullet-point TL;DR at the top.
- shaki-dora 8y ago
  Firs link on th first news source I could think of: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/world/europe/uk-brexit-ecj.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/world/europe/uk-brexit-ec... That article is textbook inverted pyramid.
- dagw 8y ago
  FT, Economist, WSJ, NY Times, The Times etc. Most newspaper I read follow that general format, often with a summary paragraph at the end.

kaycebasques 8y ago

Yes, the inverted pyramid can handle most cases in journalism. The example that I provide in the post (a tutorial split between 2 audiences) is an example where this UI may be useful. Granted, even that is an edge case. I think there are different, more straightforward strategies for handling split-audience tutorials. This post was just an exploration into a UI that intrigued me.

tlrobinson 8y ago
I like that use case. I'm often bored by technical books where I know some of the material but don't have the patience to find the new material. Ebooks/articles that adapt to the reader's existing knowledge would be interesting. Either via a quiz up front or marking sections you already know as you go. Basically a form of adaptive learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_learning

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TeMPOraL 8y ago

> Journalism already has a mechanism for this. The most famous technique that is completely ignored by mainstream journalism. Name three popular news platforms that still apply it. I've seen one - I don't even remember which one, but it pops up on HN every now and then; it's characteristic for having a bullet-point TL;DR at the top.

shaki-dora 8y ago
Firs link on th first news source I could think of: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/world/europe/uk-brexit-ecj.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/world/europe/uk-brexit-ec... That article is textbook inverted pyramid.
dagw 8y ago
FT, Economist, WSJ, NY Times, The Times etc. Most newspaper I read follow that general format, often with a summary paragraph at the end.