ABSTRACT
There are certain kinds of stories a reporter might be asked to write no matter what the beat: a personality profile, a “curtain-raiser” or preview story, a trend story, a chronology. In addition digital publishing platforms have given rise to the creation or adaptation of forms that can work particularly well on the Internet, such as listicles, fact-checkers and social media curations. This chapter will go into greater detail about how to use DOT in these situations. Accompanying the discussion of each specialized form is a guide to getting started on that kind of assignment.
