Wikinews:Brevity

= Brevity is the soul of wit =
 * Above all, news is about telling a story.

Wikinewsies value brevity. It underpins the best-respected style guides. News articles are built upon tight, succinct language.

This preference spills over into discussions. In debate, Wikinewsies prefer a participant "who gives his reader the most knowledge, and takes from him the least time."

In maintaining brevity, the remainder of this page consists of concise quotations on the matter. The above is, and the below a man who earned his right to ignore this convention: