On answering the “why” and “what’s next” component of news stories that the AP says young news consumers want more of: The answers are already there, but paragraphs are a problem
Written by amedeo on June 3rd, 2008
Problem
Often, the who-what-where-when-why-how (and “what’s next”) get blended together in a way that is aesthetically pleasing (in terms of logic, musicality and pacing), but fail to offer easy scannability that Web reading behavior calls for.
As a reader, I have to run my eyes up and down a story to find facts that interest me [...]
