nut graf


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nut graf

also nut·graf (nŭt′grăf′)
n. Informal
A nutgraph.

[Alteration of nutgraph.]
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* A nut graf (short for nutshell paragraph) is a paragraph or passage that explains why in a nutshell you're reading this story.
I have sent texts that say 'nut graf' and also 'idk'.
The nut graf: Wal-Mart is committed to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2020.
You do not have to fork over more than 52,000ドル for a piece of paper from UC Berkeley that proves you can define what a nut graf is.
Asked whether the panelists believed in the "nut graf" of "The Elements of Journalism"-its classic formulation of the central purpose of journalism as providing citizens with the information they need "to function in a free society"-Joe Sexton, formerly of the New York Times and now with ProPublica (and editor of the Times' Snowfall story) responded in surprising fashion: He said that while he thought nuance mitigated the "obnoxious bluntness" of the passage, he didn't buy any of it.
To make it work requires an attention-grabbing lede, informative nut graf, sharply focused quotes, solid facts, and a satisfying finish.
The 'nut graf' is important -- it's telling the story of your community in a nutshell."
of Augusta, Ga., has said, "It's not just about linear narrative anymore -- the anecdote lead, nut graf and paragraph at end."
In many narrative-minded newspapers these days, news stories often have an anecdotal "lede" (lead), with the point of the story buried in a "nut graf" below.
"The nut graf of our story was, `You are looking at the wrong governor.' I zagged one way when everyone else zigged the other.
Is there a high, clear and powerful nut graf? Even the most extraordinary narrative needs to get to the point.
The second graf sets that scene, the third is the nut graf, the news.