"Nut Graf"

A Nut Graf explains to the reader what the writer has in mind. It delivers a guarantee of the story's content. The purpose of a Nut Graf is giving a message to the readers and sends a message to them on why they should care. It also provides a a piece of the story and explains the connection throughout the entire story, why the story is timely, and provides supporting material to tell the reader why the story is important.