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All news reporting and most journalistic writing, in general, is supposed to follow the guidelines of AP Style, as stated in the AP Stylebook. So, as a previous answer stated, yes, it is a stylisti...
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2019-12-08T03:47:15Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T03:47:15Z (over 4 years ago)
All news reporting and most journalistic writing, in general, is supposed to follow the guidelines of AP Style, as stated in the AP Stylebook. So, as a previous answer stated, yes, it is a stylistic choice, and it's a journalistic standard. Typically, short paragraphs in reporting make the news easier for readers to digest and the entire article easier to read in full. Check out [https://www.apstylebook.com/](https://www.apstylebook.com/) to read more about it.
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2018-01-04T22:55:27Z (over 6 years ago)
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