12. Read the passage.

A New Mayor for Brookside

Citizens of Brookside have many choices to make in the upcoming election. However, no ballot measure is more important than whom we select as our next mayor.
Although we have two qualified candidates to vote for, we believe that Rochelle Jackson has proven herself to be a stronger candidate than Suzette Muñez. During her eight years as a city council member, Ms. Jackson fought for tax cuts that resulted in an 18% growth in local business. She also managed the development of our new regional airport and sponsored three new after school programs for Brookside’s youth. The new laws proposed by Ms. Jackson have brought about a 31% drop in crime over the last five years.
While Ms. Muñez has an impressive track record as a large business owner, we feel that she lacks the public service experience needed to serve as mayor of Brookside. We fear her decisions would better serve big business and not the needs of our citizens and local businesses.

We at the Brookside Gazette strongly urge you to elect Rochelle Jackson as the next mayor of Brookside.

This passage is an example of what type of newspaper article?

A. an editorial

B. a feature article

C. a news story

D. an advertisement

A. an editorial

Explanation:

editorial

[ˌedəˈtôrēəl]

ADJECTIVE

relating to the commissioning or preparing of material for publication.

"a pillar of scholarly publishing and editorial excellence"

NOUN

a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.

An advertisement is an item in a newspaper, on television, on the internet, or in a public place, which tries to persuade you to buy something, or which gives you information about an event or job vacancy. He bought the game after seeing an advertisement on TV. They placed an advertisement for a sales assistant.

advertisement

[ˈadvərˌtīzmənt, ədˈvərdizmənt]

NOUN

a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.

"advertisements for alcoholic drinks" · [more]

synonyms:

notice · announcement · bulletin · commercial · promotion · blurb · write-up · display · poster · leaflet · pamphlet · flyer · bill · handbill · handout · circular · brochure · sign · placard · folder · dodger · affiche · ad · push · plug · puff · bumf · advert

informal

(advertisement for)

a person or thing regarded as a means of recommending something.

"unhappy clients are not a good advertisement for the company"

synonyms:

favorable mention · piece of publicity · favorable review · promotion · recommendation · commendation · mention · good word · commercial · push · ad · boost · advert

archaic

a notice to readers in a book.

A news story is a written or recorded (or, occasionally, live) article or interview that informs the public about current events, concerns, or ideas.You don't usually write the story – though sometimes local media will use exactly what words you give them – but you provide story ideas to journalists who then flesh out your idea to create the story as it appears.

A feature article is a piece that conveys information and detail about a person or phenomenon. It is not an opportunity for you to give your opinion on a topic. Rather, your personality is conveyed through your writing style. 8

This passage is an example of an editorial

Explanation:  An editorial presents information and contains investigation and facts but it differs from the news story since it is biased and it has the purpose of appeal to the audience, here the writer will expose their point of view, based on the acquired and expressed information and it could have two styles it could be informative or entertaining.

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.