[ATTW-L] Examples of TPC that bury the lede

[Kim Sydow Campbell]

Hi, Joanna.

I can't offer you anything very amusing, but I've got several direct,
bottom-line posts on my blog at
https://proswrite.com/tag/bottom-line-placement/.

Hope they are helpful.
Kim
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On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 7:50 AM Joanna Wolfe <jowolfe at cmu.edu> wrote:

> Hello all:
> I am looking for examples of technical/professional communication that
> bury the lede or that fail to put the bottom line up front.  Edward Tufte's
> analysis of the slide from the Columbia space shuttle is a good example and
> I also have a memo from the Challenger space shuttle crisis, but I don't
> want to give the impression that burying the lede is limited to space
> shuttle disasters.  If you have any examples that you have collected and
> wouldn't mind sharing, I would love to have them.  Amusing examples are
> particularly welcome.
>
> Thanks to all.
> joanna
>
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> Joanna Wolfe
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> Carnegie Mellon University
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