1.
 A write-up that is based on mysterious
ingredient in journalism called human interest

2.
 Human interest is an event that appeals to us
because we can relate to it.
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3.
 Also called as soft news, the article deals with
interesting matters, more than important
events.
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4.
 Figuratively
speaking, the
feature story
appeals to the
soul while the
straight news
appeals to the
physical.
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5.
 In features
writing, the plain
ladder of
descending
news values is
substituted with
human interest,
mood, emotion
and humor.

6.
 The aim of the features story is to give the
readers pleasure and entertainment along
with information.
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7.
 The feature writer can be free-wheeling and
imaginative in his approach.
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8.
 Features
thrive on
wit, humor,
emotive
words,
dialogues
and
anecdotes.
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9.
• Feature writers often use literary devices in
capturing the interest and the heart of the
reader.
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10.
 Feature
writing is a
new
discipline. Be
careful in
choosing the
topic or
subject that
you will
write.

11.
 Be sure that your
feature article is
credible.Although
feature is not written
with the five “Ws”
and “H”, it should,
however, be based
on facts and reality.

12.
 Enliven your feature with relevant anecdotes
or episodes.
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13.
 In a personal experience
write-up, use the first
person “I”.You may also
use the second person
“You” when writing for
emphasis, especially if you
want the reader to relate
to the story.

14.
 Use “quotations” in
the early part of the
articles. Quotations
or dialogues lend
credibility and set the
mood or atmosphere
of the story.

15.
 Make your ideas
concrete by using
imagery or figures
of speech that the
readers will
understand.
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16.
 Avoid “highbrow”
language
otherwise you will
not be
communicating
effectively.

17.
 Keep your paragraph short and snappy.

18.
 In writing informative features, be sure to
include some human interest angles.

19.
 The most important parts of a feature
story are the opening and closing
paragraphs.
 If possible, put linkage between the
two.
 Dramatize, if necessary.

20.
 A young journalist who wants
to become a good feature
writer should be inquisitive,
eager to learn, sympathetic
towards other people’s
feelings, and capable of
seeing beneath the surface of
ordinary events.

21.
 News feature
 Informative feature
 “How-to” features
 Personality sketch
 Personal experience
 Human interest story
 Humorous feature

22.
 News feature.This is usually based on a
recent event.

23.
 Informative feature. Here, the emphasis is on
information with the element of human
interest or entertainment only secondary.
Usually this feature is based on interview or
taken from research materials.

24.
 “How-to” features.This is another type of
information story whose purpose is to explain
a process.

25.
 Personality sketch. People are interested in
people, especially with people who have
become successful or have attained celebrity
status. In this type of article, you reveal the
character of the subject by recounting the
way he talks or acts or what others think of
him/her.

26.
 Personal experience. It’s an unusual
experience, usually written in the first person.

27.
 Human interest story.This type of story
basically appeals to the emotion. It has little
news value or none at all but is readable
because of its interesting style and human
interest appeal.

28.
 Humorous feature. If one of the more
important functions of a feature story is to
entertain, then nothing entertains more than
a story with wit and humor.