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What writing formula did the Associated Press traditionally employ?

  • Stream of consciousness

  • Inverted pyramid

  • Five-paragraph essay

  • Haiku

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The Associated Press traditionally employed the "inverted pyramid" writing formula. This method allows news outlets to edit a story to fit its available publication area without losing the story's essentials. However, in 2007, then-AP President Tom Curley declared the practice "dead."
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