I'm posting this summary of chapter 7 here, because I wasn't able to find a place to post it on The Fourth Estates' page. Also keep in mind that this is for Chapter 7 in the 9th Edition.
Chapter 7-
Best use of this chapter, as the Brooks and Pinson tell you in the introduction, is best used as a reference until you gather the experience to know from memory. Listed in this chapter are thirty-eight different types of stories with a brief description of each. Also each section lists cliche's and perferred word choices in certain situations for that type of story. You can also find information on what qualifies as that particular type of story and how it should be written, active or passive voice, delayed-ID, ways to avoid jargon, ect. Also in each section is a how-to list of what every story of this type should or should not include.
The following is a list of story types, distinguished by topic, included in this chapter.
Accident and Disaster
Advance
Analysis
Boating and Shipping
Business
Calendar Items
Celebrity News
Chronological Stories
Color Pieces
Columns
Court Stories
Crime
Education
Entertainment
First-Person Stories
Focus Pieces
Follows
Food Features
History Pieces
How-to Articles or Service Journalism
Human-Interest
Labor Disputes
Medical News
Meeting Stories
Obituaries
Personality Profiles
Political Stories
Press Release Stories
Question and Answer Interviews
Religion
Reviews
Science and Health
Seasonal Features
Speeches
Sports
Travel
War Stories
Weather
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