1. Types of Feature Stories

2. Human Interest
Have a heartwarming twist, a unique turn and a subject most readers care about.
Involves people, not things.
Examples:
a person who has had survived open heart surgery
a program that trains dogs to help disabled war veterans.

3. Informational Features
Purpose is to inform; Gives practical knowledge Example: a story that tells students how to save money for college

4. PROFILES
Develops a total picture of a person Uses a lot of anecdotes or short stories Tries to make the reader know the person really well

5. Profiles, continued Includes the following facts about the subject:
Name
Personality
Background
Physical appearance
Environment
Hobbies
Influence on others
Anecdotes/observation

6. news Features
An “insider’s”up-close slant on a story in the news Breaks the news down and focuses on a specific aspect of a current event Example: a story over a family who survived Hurricane Sandy; the story would focus on the family, not the storm

7. Occasional Pieces
Based on holidays or special events but gives an unusual twist. Example: a story over the top 10 gifts to give your boyfriend or girlfriend for Christmas.

8. Shared experience
Reporter gives a first-hand account of how something was.
Example: if a sports writer went to football practice for a day and then wrote about his experience

9. Q&A (usually w/prominent person)
Can be informational (authority figures on certain subjects) or based on personality.
You’ve probably seen Q and A’s before, but it is any story where the reporter’s questions are published in the story.

10. Other types of features
Trends: What’s trendy right now Historical Feature: Look at a historical event

11. Homework Begin Profile Feature:
Interview someone you know but aren’t related to
Can use the questions from FDOS (speed interviewing) or your own
Take a picture of the person you interview!
Typed profile due Thursday at end of class
See example & rubric in Canvas