Chronicles are used when it is important to recount events in the order in which they occurred. They can be used in both fiction and nonfiction, but are especially popular in fantasy and historical texts/newspapers, respectively. Chronicles should be used in a localized way—for instance, it would be very difficult to keep an ongoing chronicle of the whole world’s history; but newspapers can successfully chronicle the histories and ongoing events of the towns, cities, regions or countries they cover. Chronicles are best used when it is important to accurately and chronologically capture the details of an event.