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Oh! I had no idea that was the etymology. Learned something today. Thanks! I think digital needs to fight a little harder than just headlines and above-the-fol
by graypegg 3y ago
Oh! I had no idea that was the etymology. Learned something today. Thanks!
I think digital needs to fight a little harder than just headlines and above-the-fold style intros. I think including a short conclusion is valuable. Also valuable to write this free micro-article separately, with the intention of being a complete thought. It means people could post something here or other social media, and the unpaid state would actually communicate something.
That would make me feel better about paying, since it doesn’t feel like I’m being fished. The faded out text and incomplete sentences do make me feel that.
- bitbckt 3y agoEntomology is the study of insects. You mean etymology. :)
- graypegg 3y agoCaught it within the edit grace period, thanks!
- floren 3y agoI hate the faded out text too, but I think it's hard to strike a balance where your conclusion is complete enough to tell the reader what the story is about, without also just giving away all the important information, while also not just being clickbait. Consider the inverted pyramid theory, which says that your news story should begin with the absolute most essential info (who what where when why and how) in basically the first paragraph. This allows readers to skim and still get the essentials; it also makes it easy for editors to trim stories as necessary. Your conclusion/summary is that first paragraph -- and for a lot of people, that's all they need to read.