http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/writestuff/2009/03/10/how-to-make-the-best-possible-pitch/ A blog on reporting & writing Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:15:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/writestuff/2009/03/10/how-to-make-the-best-possible-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Tim Harper Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:19:44 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/writestuff/?p=122#comment-648 The cosmic section of a story is sometimes the same as the nut graf, and sometimes it's a little more. It's the graf or two or three of a story, high up, that tells you what the story is about, and covers the main elements of the story. It may tell you why the story is important. Every story should have a nut graf and/or cosmic section. The cosmic section of a story is sometimes the same as the nut graf, and sometimes it’s a little more. It’s the graf or two or three of a story, high up, that tells you what the story is about, and covers the main elements of the story. It may tell you why the story is important. Every story should have a nut graf and/or cosmic section.

]]> http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/writestuff/2009/03/10/how-to-make-the-best-possible-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Marygrace Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:32:39 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/writestuff/?p=122#comment-19 What's a cosmic section? What’s a cosmic section?

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