•April 6, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer

In newspapers, we generally adhere to the order of time/date/place.
At least in my early days we did. Part of the reason for that was to be consistent, especially in long lists of events. And it’s partly because the most important thing to know is WHEN something is happening, because it could be the best dang band to come to the area, but if it already happened you don’t want to necessarily get your hopes up.
Newspapering is all about timeliness.
As a young editor, I had a mnemonic for this for reporters who couldn’t seem to remember: Take Down Pants.
Check that. I didn’t come up with it, but I sure ran with it.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.