7. Although the term
feature implies softer
news, a feature is
often defined by its
length and style, which
differs from a
straight-up news story.
8. News is the best, easiest
and most immediate way to
tell a story with less
subjectivity.
Features are stories often
having a personal slant
written in an individualistic
style.
9. News stories often preclude
description
Feature stories could be
romanticized stories edited
out of a hard news.
10. There is no talking
fetus.
Again…
there is no talking
fetus.
11.
12. At the end of the day…
Features always
embody the
journalistic standards
of accuracy, fairness
and precision
15. 1. Human interest
2.Data / facts
3.Quotations
4.Sounds, sights and
description
5.Anecdote
6.Good lead
7.I account
16. 1.Consider introduction as
the most important part.
2.The body must keep any
promises or answers
raised in the intro.
3.A strong punch line should
be used in the conclusion.
17. 1. Focus on human interest.
2. Be clear.
3. Write in active voice
4. Accuracy is important
5. Avoid clichés
6. Decide on the tense of your
story and stick to it.
7. Avoid long/complex
paragraphs.
8. Ideas come from
everywhere.
18. Tools of Analysis in
Conceiving a Story
1. Extrapolation
2. Synthesis
3. Localization
4. Projection
19.
20. “Hackers opposed to the graft-
ridden pork barrel system
yesterday attacked the website of
the Office of the Ombudsman and
those 37 other government
bodies, posting a message calling
on Filipinos to join a protest
against corruption at the House of
Representatives on Nov. 5.”
-Antipork hackers hit 38 gov’t websites, PDI
Conventional Lead
21. “The president is dead.”
“A filthy bomb explodes
at the Senate.”
Punch Lead
22. “Umuwi ka na lang.
Aanhin pa ang pera
kung durug-durog
naman ang iyong
katawan.”
-Krusada para sa hustisya ng isang OFW,
Pinoy Weekly.
Direct Quotation Lead
23. Question Lead
Sadya nga bang ipinatatalo
ng Department of Justice
ang kaso ng gobyerno laban
sa apat na US Marines na
inakusahan ng
panggagahasa kay NIcole?”
26. Atmosphere Lead
Diana has a college degree and
a background in computer
science.
But on a recent drizzly
afternoon, she sat in a local
market, swatting away flies that
buzzed around piles of meat that
her sister-in-law was selling.
Surrounded by shanties and
rundown stores, the ground
slimy with wet dirt, it seemed
like an odd place for Cepeda to
be.
Conde, Carlos H. Global Post. Destitute, jobless, and on the move again
27. Descriptive/Picture Lead
Sa isang mataaas na gusali sa
Mindanao State University sa
Marawi City, matatanaw ang Lake
Lanao. Maganda ang hapon, kaya
tanaw mula sa malayo ang malinis
na asul na tubig.Tanaw rin ang
malaking bahagi ng Lanao del Sur.
“Sakop sana ang buong lugar na
ito ng Memorandum of Agreement,”
sabi ng isang propesor sa naturang
pamantasan. “Sana.”
Simula’t Sapul, giyera ang habol, Pinoy Weekly
28. Contrast Lead
They should be studying in
cloistered elementaries, high
schools and universities in
homeland Mindanao, books and
pens in hand. Yet here they are, in
the noisy and congested streets of
Metro Manila, clutching their wares
and hawking to passers-by
anything that can earn them a few
pesos.
Metro Manila sidewalks teem with out-of-school Muslims,
Pinoy Weekly
29. High School teacher
Bernadette Tenegra, 44,
would never forget the last
words of her daughter.
“Ma, just let go. Save
yourself,” said the girl
whose body was pierced by
wooden splinters from
houses crushed by
Supertyphoon Yolanda.
- ‘Ma let go… Save yourself.’ Philippine Daily Inquirer
35. include a brief summary of the
story’s main points
Ask a provocative question
Use a quotation
Evoke a vivid image
Call for some sort of action
Universalize
Suggest results or consequences
Ways to end a feature
37. ALAS SINGKO pa lamang ng madaling
araw, nakapila na si Aling Alma Dacoba,
residente ng Brgy. Manambrag, sa Plaza
Bonifacio para kunin ang halagang
P2,800.00 bilang pay-out sa kanya ng
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps).
Kabilang siya sa libu-libong mag-anak
mula sa San Andres na natulungan at
patuloy na tinutulungan ng programa
mula nang umpisahan ito sa bayan noong
Nobyembre 2011 sa ilalim ng
superbisyon ng San Andres Municipal
Social Welfare and Development
Office (MSWDO).
Para sa ale, ang cash grant na kanyang
matatanggap sa araw na ito ay higit pa
sa pera. Ito raw ay palatandaan ng
isang bagong pag-asa.
38. Mag-iikaapat na ng hapon
nang matanggap ni Aling Alma
ang kanyang pay-out.
Noong isang buwan daw,
habang ipinagbubuntis niya
ang karga-kargang sanggol,
nahilo siya sa haba ng pila; at
sa kagustuhang makauwi
agad, umangkas na lamang
siya sa motorsiklo sa halip na
maghintay ng pampasaherong
dyip.
39. Sa kasamaang palad, sinalpok
umano ang kanilang sasakyan ng
isa pang motorsiklo habang
papauwi. Naging ligtas man ang
bata sa kanyang sinapupunan, ang
aksidente ay nagbunga ng pilat sa
kanyang mukha.
Dakula pero talaga ang naitabang
samo nin programa. Lima pa
naman an sakuyang aki. An peklat
na hari sa aksidente, baging
remembrance ko na man sana sa
4Ps,” biro ni Aleng Alma.
40. Sinabi rin ni Aling Alma na
hangga’t hindi napapagod
ang pamahalaang lokal sa
pagsuporta, hindi rin umano
siya susuko sa
pagsusumikap upang
tuluyang maitawid at
maiahon ang kanyang
pamilya sa hirap.
