Inverted pyramid example

See how the inverted pyramid style of writing is used in these stories. Notice the one-sentence leads and the concise paragraphs. You will see some two-sentence paragraphs here and there but even those paragraphs are concise and keep the story moving.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/story/2012-03-01/nato-troops-killed-afghanistan/53312346/1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17218152

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/01/uk-costa-ship-idUSLNE81S02120120301

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwjuYDORKWZcNbnmfvG56y9vHKHQ?docId=a3869eef988e4b6f8d99911bc994e6e8

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57388363/davy-jones-pop-culture-icon-remembered/

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/romney-santorum-split-michigan-delegates-1.3569478

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7631234/pittsburgh-steelers-announce-hines-ward-released