Use the Inverted Pyramid Approach for TikToks and Reels

TikTokIn journalism, the inverted pyramid approach to writing stories calls for putting the most important information in the first paragraph (the “lede”). Other details then follow this paragraph in descending order of importance.

If you want your audiences to watch your videos on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, then you need to follow this approach by putting the most captivating part, which is called the hook (usually the end of the video), at the beginning. Continue reading “Use the Inverted Pyramid Approach for TikToks and Reels”

Welcome Amari!

Revelation’s fall intern is Amari Obungwo, a junior majoring in strategic communications and Spanish at the University of Wisconsin. Her experience includes working for Slow Foods, The Daily Cardinal and the UW College of Letters & Science. Amari hails from outside Washington, D.C.

Using Game Theory to Explain Why the Zipper Merge Doesn’t Work

zipper mergeA zipper merge is a traffic pattern that is supposed to have cars merge into one lane, one after another, when they reach a certain point. In theory, it should reduce congestion and minimize delays, but in practice, it usually does anything but.

Game theory, which studies how people make decisions when competing among others, explains why zipper merges don’t work. (Also, keep in mind that the vast majority of drivers on the road were not taught how to navigate zipper merges in driver’s ed.)

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