inverted pyramid structure

What is Inverted pyramid structure? Well, inverted pyramid is a way to present the leading story. You write the important things first to tell the reader what its' about (just in case the reader doesn't want to read the whole thing) then you can  work down using supporting details to the least important information.

If i were to say an example about a animals' habitat was going to be destroyed for mine oil, i would put that at the begining. Then say when and the place it happening at. If the leader of the mining process allowed you to tell their name, then tell the readers the name of the person who is in charge of the mining. Their reason of mining can be because there is a two year supply of oil under the animal's land. Or there is a SUPER big deposit of oil down there. These reasons can be added to the first paragraph.  The reader that is least interested usually stops here. At least the reader got the most important information. Then you move down to the second paragraph,  this is where the less important info is. Like it tells you how the process will work. The less but, interested reader would stop here. The third paragraph is where the least important info is found. This part shows the least interesting information. The third paragraph sometimes get cut off or stays and the most interested reader would finish.

The inverted pyramid is sample, your write the most important at the top then work down to the sample details. But these small details could be cut off. I will try to use the inverted pyramid structure to help me write a good article.

Sources~ http://www.ehow.com/how_4515724_use-inverted-pyramid-writing-news.html 9/9/12

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism 9/10/12
http://www.tmsjournalism.blogspot.com/ 9/9/12 & 9/10/12

Bias in Journalism

Do you know what the word bias is? We use it all the time, everyday and when we think. Bias is similar to the word opinion and you don't take sides to the story. For example if I said, " I hate pizza." You would think I'm crazy to not like pizza. But in journalism the base of it is, "Everyone likes or dislikes some foods that other likes or dislikes." 

To understand how to avoid writing bias in journalism is hard at times. You have to take both sides of the story to not make a conflict. Like for example, showing the name, race, gender or age of the victim. In journalism opinions are not optional, they are not allowed. But its true that all of us have opinions to one side or to the other side of the story. But still there is some opinions that are true and other not true.

Ref~ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/03/

Lets say that someone was to write about "The Newly Invented Pizza". - The newly invented pizza was made with the worlds best cheese and  tomatoes with the freshest dough. Many people have tried the pizza and everyone rates it #1 pizza ever made. - The example of this is to not have opinions. A bad example of this with the same topic "The Newly Invented Pizza" is - The newly invented pizza!! It have final been made!! It's so yummy that you have to try. It's made of the worlds best ingredients like the cheese and tomatoes. I know that i would rate it #1 pizza and I know that everyone will rate it #1 too! - This obviously shows a journal with bias but the true is that not everyone would rate it "#1 pizza" (like me). 

Ref~  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias

Using the word "bias" in my journalism is like trying to caught a mouse with sound and not cheese. You have write about the story with no one sided opinions. Its kinda hard to do that some times. But when I first read what bias was, i like it because it something we are doing right now. Bias fits into journalism for the reason that opinion and are the similar but they can offend others in journalism.

Wiki and owl- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias _ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/03/ - 9/5/12