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If an analysis of the death penalty is written soon after a murderer is sentenced to death, it is an example of :

  • A.In-depth story
  • B.Trend story
  • C.Backgrounder
  • D.Theme story

Answer: C

It is an example of a backgrounder.

A backgrounder is a story written soon after a news event to give readers the context they need to understand it: the history of the issue, the laws involved and the arguments on each side. An analysis of the death penalty published just after a death sentence uses the news as a peg to explain the wider issue.

An in-depth story investigates a subject at length, a trend story reports a pattern emerging over time, and a theme story builds around a general theme, rather than explaining the background to a specific news event.

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