Feature article
Feature writing
Anything that’s not straight news, editorial or sport.
Gives a human dimension to the news
Responds to the reader’s curiosity while entertaining at the same time
Truth and accuracy are still important
Can’t editorialize – NOT inverted pyramid style
Sub-stories of the news
Skills similar to fiction writers
Narrates that keeps the readers absorbed
Brings out the drama of people’s lives
Know which details to highlight
Vivid descriptions -Colorful dialogue -Humor
Begins with an anecdote -memorable ending
A nut graph rather than a lead
Feature writing tells the reader a story. It has a beginning (lead), middle and end. It uses quote liberally (it mean generously if you’re too lazy to search it up) and allows the reader to see the story through detailed description and vivid writing.
Process
Topic-Background infoInterviewExpert testimony
1) Lead: Most interesting information. Something that will grab the reader’s attention and drag them into the story.
2) Nut Graph: A summary of what the story is going to be about. Why the story is important
3) Direct quote: Connects to the nut graph. Use more than one sentence. Direct quotes should show emotion of the story
4) Transition: Next important fact. Use transition words to help the story flow. They can be facts, indirect facts indirect quotes or partial quotes
5) Direct quote: Connects to the nut graph. Use more than one sentence. Direct quotes should show emotion of the story
6) Transition: Next important fact. Use transition words to help the story flow. They can be facts, indirect facts indirect quotes or partial quotes
7) Direct quote: Connects to the nut graph. Use more than one sentence. Direct quotes should show emotion of the story
Types of Feature Stories:
A) The business story
Concentrate on the business owner
Look for their competitions
If there’s no
Anything that’s not straight news, editorial or sport.
Gives a human dimension to the news
Responds to the reader’s curiosity while entertaining at the same time
Truth and accuracy are still important
Can’t editorialize – NOT inverted pyramid style
Sub-stories of the news
Skills similar to fiction writers
Narrates that keeps the readers absorbed
Brings out the drama of people’s lives
Know which details to highlight
Vivid descriptions -Colorful dialogue -Humor
Begins with an anecdote -memorable ending
A nut graph rather than a lead
Feature writing tells the reader a story. It has a beginning (lead), middle and end. It uses quote liberally (it mean generously if you’re too lazy to search it up) and allows the reader to see the story through detailed description and vivid writing.
Process
Topic-Background infoInterviewExpert testimony
1) Lead: Most interesting information. Something that will grab the reader’s attention and drag them into the story.
2) Nut Graph: A summary of what the story is going to be about. Why the story is important
3) Direct quote: Connects to the nut graph. Use more than one sentence. Direct quotes should show emotion of the story
4) Transition: Next important fact. Use transition words to help the story flow. They can be facts, indirect facts indirect quotes or partial quotes
5) Direct quote: Connects to the nut graph. Use more than one sentence. Direct quotes should show emotion of the story
6) Transition: Next important fact. Use transition words to help the story flow. They can be facts, indirect facts indirect quotes or partial quotes
7) Direct quote: Connects to the nut graph. Use more than one sentence. Direct quotes should show emotion of the story
Types of Feature Stories:
A) The business story
Concentrate on the business owner
Look for their competitions
If there’s no