News style is important for the Wikipedia, where many hours could be saved if people learned to write with the impact of a news story. Encyclopedia articles don't have to follow news style, but a familiarity with news style conventions should be a great help in organising an article.
... The racial makeup of the village is 98.38% White, 0.40% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.54% ...