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> THE MOVING VAN from Sacramento chokes its way through Miami's thick August air. I immediately stop reading articles that start like this, because I don't kno
by umanwizard 7y ago
> THE MOVING VAN from Sacramento chokes its way through Miami's thick August air.
I immediately stop reading articles that start like this, because I don't know how many paragraphs it will go on for.
- CPLX 7y agoIf that's the case you're missing out on quite a bit.
- umanwizard 7y agoI'm okay with missing out on ESPN's attempt to write literary prose.
- ciabattabread 7y agoThen the podcast version of the story’s for you: http://m.espn.com/general/play?id=28114264 http://m.espn.com/general/play?id=28114264
- tabtab 7y agoI too admit I'd like to see a CliffsNotes summary of the trick he pulled off rather than read through a long story-esque narrative. Maybe I'll form "ADHDreadersClub.com" as a startup. I have at least 2 customers here.
- yellowapple 7y agoMake that three. I learned about "Bottom Line Up Front"¹ via an article that popped up here on HN a few weeks (?) ago². I've since made a concerted effort to apply that strategy to all my writing³, and I believe those writing news stories ought to do the same. ---- ¹: For those unfamiliar with BLUF, in short: start with the main point, then layer on further explanation. BLUF's a military term, but it's pretty similar in concept and purpose to writing an abstract in an academic paper, or the SYNOPSIS section of a manpage. ²: https://www.animalz.co/blog/bottom-line-up-front/ https://www.animalz.co/blog/bottom-line-up-front/ ³: At least in professional-ish settings, e.g. work emails, reports, documentation, etc.