- What are three tips that describe The Inverted Pyramid (5 points each)
- What is one advantage of using the inverted pyramid? (10)
- What is a drawback of inverted pyramid leads? (10)
On any day this week, choose the top story on President Trump on these sites _ nytimes.com, foxnews.com and apnews.com
Link to the story and answer these questions for each of the three (5 points for each site):
- Did NYT use inverted pyramid in its lead?
Fox?
AP?
- In each, what are the who, what, where, when, why, and how?
NYT story:
Fox story:
AP story:
- What are three of the variations to an Inverted Pyramid lead? (5 each)
- Find, and provide link to a Tweet that is breaking news (10)
- Name 2 ways to help ensure accuracy (10)
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