Feature articles are a type of soft news story that combines factual reporting with creative writing techniques. They aim to appeal to readers' emotions by emphasizing human interest elements and putting people at the center of the story. There are several types of feature articles, including human interest stories, profiles, historical features, and travelogues. Writers are encouraged to use techniques like dialogue, descriptive language, and different points of view to engage readers and highlight deeper meanings behind news events. Good feature articles are creative, subjective, informative, and entertaining in a way that leaves a lasting impression.

1. Feature
Writing
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2. What is a Feature Article?
• It is a SOFT news story written like a piece of short fiction.
• HARD news appeals to the physical aspects of Intellect.
• Feature stories appeal to the emotions.
• Features stories combine factual reporting but with the creative
freedom of short story writing.
• It takes an in-depth look at what’s going on in the news.

3. Why Write Feature Articles?
• To add a HUMAN Element to
the news.
• It is not meant to deliver news,
but still it contains the
elements of news.
• To add color and feeling even
to major news that has already
been reported.

4. Feature Stories Are Emotional
•Emphasize on Facts that can trigger HUMAN
INTEREST – to be able to touch the heart of others.
•Put people in the story, make the readers think and
care

5. How can you make
a Feature Story out of the News?
Use the facts and your imagination
and the feeling that you want out of the readers.
Use adjectives, figures of speech, dialogue,
stories, and/or idioms.
Use the appropriate point of view to e
mphasize your point/emotions.

7. 9 Kinds of Feature Story
1. Human Interest Feature - a story involving people, their troubles, failures and
successes. This story can make readers relate to it as if it happened to them too.
2. Personality Sketch - a semi-biography of a newsworthy person.
3. Historical Feature - narrates the evolution of something (place, celebration,
culture.)
4. Analytical Feature – dissects problems and describes a solution
5. Seasonal Feature – uses and old theme with some fresh insights or information

8. 9 Kinds of Feature Story
5. Travelogue - describes a place and the kind of people met during travel
6. News Feature - mentions facts from a recent event but highlights the
deeper meaning of the incident. Adds variety and contrast from the news.
• Has news peg – an aspect or angle of a story that makes it newsworthy
5. Informative feature – what do humans what/need to know? Why would
they want to know about it?
6. Science/Sports feature - story related to science/sports

9. Feature Stories Can Be Found ANYWHERE!!
Here are some interesting sources:
• experience
• Observation
• Reading materials
• Special events
• Advertisements
• Travel
• Interview
• Speeches and commentaries
• Movies
• Casual conversation
• Imagination

10. How Do You Make a Good Feature Story?
• Be Creative - imagine.
• Be Subjective – inject your own thoughts and emotions.
• Be Informative - give useful details.
• Be Entertaining – not boring!
• Be Timeless – let your story linger in the hearts of your readers.