In case you haven’t noticed, most of my articles are very short. There’s a reason for that. In my research and asking others, I’ve discovered that over 90% of the population doesn’t usually get past the second or third paragraph.
I may be wrong, but it seems like John Q Public just isn’t interested. I may be wrong but if you can’t say it in a 100-200 words, why say it at all?
A summary is good and if details are desired then the original article can be read. I usually skip articles that are more than 1 screen long as there are so many every day. Thanks, MC!! Take care.
It depends on the subject. I get really irritated with some outlets that post the first few paragraphs of a story and then direct you to another site for the rest of the article about something I'm interested in.