1. an introduction by Tracy Lynn Lim, MMS
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

6. BROAD CATEGORIES

7. Alief Hastings High School
BROAD CATEGORIES
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.
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 Criterion Straight News
Feature Story
Presentation of facts
Objective
Subjective
Time element
Timely
Timeless
Language
Simple
Elegant
Structure
Inverted pyramid
Pie, funnel, square
Main function
To inform
To illuminate
To entertain
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. like grabbing a Jollibee yum with cheese
SUBJECT MATTER
ORDINARY TOPICS
like grabbing a Jollibee yum with cheese

12. like eating Head Cheese and Hog Maw
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

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 .