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.

This inverted pyramid “runs contrary to the bottom-heavy pyramids seen in other parts of the world where top predators have been fished out,” explained a statement from SIO.

Organization (the Inverted Pyramid) People have a tendency to tell stories chronologically. Newswriting style is not chronological. The inverted pyramid turns storytelling on its head. Picture an ...