A story’s “nut graf” is a kind of summary, but different from the lead. The lead attracts reader attention with the most immediate, important news. The “nut graf,” which usually appears as about the fourth graf of a story, between the summary lead grafs and the body of the story, answers the reader’s “So what?” or “What is this about?” questions. If the lead is the story’s roadsign, the “nut graf” adds more specifics to the story’s roadmap.
Go to these URL’s for more on nut grafs:
• Leads, Quotes and Nut Grafs, Oh my!
• Writing—More on Nut Grafs
No comments:
Post a Comment