What is a chronological news style?

Telling events in the order they happened.

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  1. Listing facts from most to least important
  2. Writing only the reporter's opinion
  3. Telling events in the order they happened ✔

Why: Chronological style tells events in the order they happened, from beginning to end.

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Chronological style keeps time in line, so the story does not lose the plot.
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Answer: Telling events in the order they happened. Chronological style tells events in the order they happened, from beginning to end.

  1. Scouting America: Journalism www.scouting.org/merit-badges/journalism
    Use either the inverted pyramid style or the chronological style.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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