The inverted pyramid and trapezoid have a lot in common — just as those two stories do. The news comes first. Why readers should care is high up. How they did it is in the middle.

The inverted pyramid, its critics say, is the anti-story. It tells the story backward and is at odds with the storytelling tradition that features a beginning, middle, and end.

Inverted pyramids are formed when these sheets are at just the right angle to each other. Essentially, they form the shape, or the mold, for the pyramid under the water.

Does the inverted pyramid model of news writing still apply in an online world? Do the “living stories” of Wikipedia and growing freedom from column restrictions suggest a different model?

Maximize executives and board members' leverage with three communication steps: 1) Prepare yourself and the executives or board members in advance; 2) deliver in a news-style inverted pyramid; 3 ...