1 / 15

Feature Writing

Feature Writing. an introduction by Tracy Lynn Lim, MMS. DEFINITION. DEFINITION. A feature story is an in-depth look at a person, situation or place. It is not news… but some overlooked or underappreciated tale. ALITO L. MALINAO Feature, Editorial and Opinion Writing. DEFINITION.

rance
Download Presentation

Feature Writing

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Feature Writing an introduction by Tracy Lynn Lim, MMS

  2. DEFINITION

  3. DEFINITION A feature story is an in-depth look at a person, situation or place. It is not news… but some overlooked or underappreciated tale. ALITO L. MALINAO Feature, Editorial and Opinion Writing

  4. DEFINITION A feature story is a write-up “that is based on that mysterious ingredient in journalism called human interest, an event that appeals to us because we can relate to it.” JOHN HOHENBERG The Professional Journalist

  5. DEFINITION • A feature story is an article… that is not meant to report breaking news, but to take an in-depth look at a subject. • … Feature stories are becoming more common as they can be more engaging to read…. WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_writing

  6. BROAD CATEGORIES

  7. NEWS FEATURES usually written as a follow-up or as a sidebar story that is linked to a breaking news event TIMELESS STORIES do not have to be used immediately. The information in this story will be just as relevant if saved for a future issue. BROAD CATEGORIES DIANNE SMITH PPT on Feature Writing Alief Hastings High School

  8. BROAD CATEGORIES In either type of feature story, good reporting is essential. You collect as many details as possible. You describe people, settings and feelings, the elements of storytelling. When all the details are added together, the reader is placed in the scene you are describing. DIANNE SMITH PPT on Feature Writing Alief Hastings High School

  9. HARD VS. SOFT STORIES ALITO L. MALINAO Feature, Editorial and Opinion Writing

  10. FUNCTIONS • Profile people • Analyze events and trends • Teach an audience how to do something • Make suggestions • Narrate a personal experience

  11. SUBJECT MATTER ORDINARY TOPICS like grabbing a Jollibee yum with cheese

  12. SUBJECT MATTER OFFBEAT TOPICS like eating Head Cheese and Hog Maw

  13. SUBJECT MATTER Head Cheese and Hog Maw: What It Actually Is Being Pennsylvania Dutch, I grew up on pigs stomach, pickled pigs feet and some disgusting concoction called head cheese, which looks exactly like a combination of snot mixed with rubber cement… By the way, to the Pennsylvania Dutch (for which this dish is a norm) it is called "hog mawl" You order the pig stomach from the butcher. He has to soak it to kill off the enzymes. You chop up equal parts of potatoes, onions and country sausage (not breakfast links or Italian, it's a main dish sausage). Stuff the stomach and bake until it is brown and crispy on the outside. To serve, you slice it just like roast. Hmmm... Good. CLAUDIA Utterly Outrageous Recipes http://www.wildrecipes.com/

  14. SUBJECT MATTER There are no restrictions... You are limited only by your imagination. Often a feature story is a simple story about a common person in an uncommon circumstance. The feature’s job is to find a fresh angle—to find the story behind the person. DIANNE SMITH PPT on Feature Writing Alief Hastings High School

  15. “Copy” Time .

More Related