A story updating or supplying additional details about an event that's been previously covered is known as what?

• A. Follow-Up
• B. Update
• C. Recap
• D. Retrospective

Answer: (A)

When a story revisits an event after the initial report to add new details or developments, that’s a follow-up. It signals ongoing coverage: reporters return to the scene or situation to update the audience with fresh facts, statements, outcomes, or clarifications, linking them to what was reported earlier. This fits the description of a story that updates or provides additional details about something already covered, without simply recapping or reflecting on it from a later perspective. An update can convey new information, but the term follow-up emphasizes continuing, subsequent reporting on the same event. Recaps summarize what happened before, and retrospectives look back after some time with analysis, rather than adding new, immediate details.