> Can you imagine if, every time something new happened in Syria, Wikipedia published a new Syria page, and in order to understand the bigger picture, you had to manually sift through hundreds of pages with overlapping information?

That is exactly what Wikipedia does. It works well because most readers are not looking in an encyclopedia for information on yesterday's events.

Likewise inverted pyramid works well because it simultaneously satisfies the needs of new readers who need the most important details at the top and repeat readers who can quickly scan the short paragraphs for new information. I despise new-style live streaming because it is so awkward to read; I have to read backwards, bottom-to-top, and the most important details are often in the middle.