[Vocabulary] Meaning of "inverted pyramid"

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Thein Lin Aung

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Hello.I am Thein Lin Aung.I am from Myanmar.I read in an article "newspapers describe news in inverted pyramid".:roll:I don't know the meaning of "inverted pyramid" as I cannot find that word in my dictionary.:?:
 

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In journalistic style, you put the most important information first: Who did what, where, and when. How and why are also answered early. As the news story continues, it has more details but they are of less importance.
 
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