The nutgraf is a sentence or collection of sentences that summarizes the essence of the story. It puts the story into context, and explains what the story is about. If the reader is not interested in reading the story, it is the nutgraf that helps them determine that. The nutgraf tells the reader what the story is about to either keep them to continue reading, or show them that its not in their interest.
The nutgraf is sometimes ignored by journalists, but is a very important piece of any feature story. It is usually the third or fourth paragraph. This is to allow the reader to quickly know the groove of the story.
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