Lesson 2.5 Midterm Comm 14
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1 Communication 14: Publication and Editing LESSON 2: MID TERM Part II. Inside the Publication
Feature Writing
FEATURE WRITING
Refers also to “human interest” or “color” stories. Place greater emphasis on facts that are interesting – facts likely to amuse and entertain their readers. Describe a person, place or idea rather than an event. Explore their topics in greater depth than news stories and place a greater emphasis on colorful details: anecdotes, quotations and descriptions News and features: factual and original Reporters must personally gather the facts for their stories They cannot merely rewrite stories that have already been published elsewhere. Features: quotations and descriptions (informal, subjective, experimental) Entertains
TYPES OF FEATURE STORIES I.
Profiles or Personality Features
II.
Historical Features
III.
Describe interesting and colorful individuals. Must do more than list an individual’s accomplishments and important dates in the person’s life; it must reveal that person’s character Completed profiles should be so revealing that readers feel as though they actually know and have talked to the subjects.
Commemorate the dates of important events, such as the attack on Pearl Harbor. Historical features on 100th birthdays and on the anniversaries of the births and deaths of famous people. Disasters and casualties of war Famous landmarks, pioneers and philosophies; improvements in educational entertainment, medical transportation and recreational facilities; and changes in an area’s racial composition, housing patterns, food consumption, industries, growth, religious and wealth.
Adventure Features
2 IV.
Describe unusual and exciting experiences – experiences of someone who survived an airplane crash, climbed a mountain, sailed around the world.
Seasonal Features
IV.
“Local situation” or “interpretative features” Provide detailed description or explanation of topics that have been mentioned in recent news stories. Examine specific organization, activity, trend or idea. Decline of downtown business districts, the effects of inflation, the growing surplus of college graduates, the problems of the volunteer army and the tendency for young couples to live together before marriage.
How-to-do-it Features
Tell readers how to perform task: buy a house, find a job, plant a garden, obtain an abortion, repair a car or strengthen a marriage. Shorter but difficult to write. Tend to preach, dictate to readers instead of consulting experts and providing detailed factual advice.
FEATURE LEADS a. b. c. d.
Summaries Quotations Anecdotes Questions
e. f. g. h.
Action or narratives Shockers Description Combinations
BODY OF THE FEATURE STORY
Dialogue can be used to reveal such important story elements as time, place, circumstances and theme Description – appeal to 5 senses. Should be spread throughout the story Must be used judiciously; too much bores readers and delays the presentation of more important facts. Must be specific; mentioning names, times and places Should not attempt to persuade or advocate in feature stories but they occasionally draw some conclusions about their topics. Present details first, then draw conclusion from them. Should be accompanied by solid evidence for credibility. Features: written in the first person/second person Avoid ending feature stories with summary endings because they are too flat and boring and to state the obvious.
3 Examples:
A woman meeting President Coolidge for the first time said to him, “My friends bet that I couldn’t get you to say three words.” The president replied, “You lose.”
“Hi Charley! How many days you have left?” A woman asked as she entered the small grocery store at 2636 Brady St. “Until January 1. We’re selling out, you know,” replied Charles Scholl, who started selling groceries 56 years ago.
It felt like an endless battle. I paddled as hard as I could but thought we’d never reach shore. My arms ached and Jip’s legs were numb. All I wanted was to be warm again. Every time a wave splashed over us the chill ran through our bodies. It was horrible, not really knowing if we were going to make it to shore, or if we should stop trying because we were going to drown anyway.
Feature Writing
FEATURE WRITING
Refers also to “human interest” or “color” stories. Place greater emphasis on facts that are interesting – facts likely to amuse and entertain their readers. Describe a person, place or idea rather than an event. Explore their topics in greater depth than news stories and place a greater emphasis on colorful details: anecdotes, quotations and descriptions News and features: factual and original Reporters must personally gather the facts for their stories They cannot merely rewrite stories that have already been published elsewhere. Features: quotations and descriptions (informal, subjective, experimental) Entertains
TYPES OF FEATURE STORIES I.
Profiles or Personality Features
II.
Historical Features
III.
Describe interesting and colorful individuals. Must do more than list an individual’s accomplishments and important dates in the person’s life; it must reveal that person’s character Completed profiles should be so revealing that readers feel as though they actually know and have talked to the subjects.
Commemorate the dates of important events, such as the attack on Pearl Harbor. Historical features on 100th birthdays and on the anniversaries of the births and deaths of famous people. Disasters and casualties of war Famous landmarks, pioneers and philosophies; improvements in educational entertainment, medical transportation and recreational facilities; and changes in an area’s racial composition, housing patterns, food consumption, industries, growth, religious and wealth.
Adventure Features
2 IV.
Describe unusual and exciting experiences – experiences of someone who survived an airplane crash, climbed a mountain, sailed around the world.
Seasonal Features
IV.
“Local situation” or “interpretative features” Provide detailed description or explanation of topics that have been mentioned in recent news stories. Examine specific organization, activity, trend or idea. Decline of downtown business districts, the effects of inflation, the growing surplus of college graduates, the problems of the volunteer army and the tendency for young couples to live together before marriage.
How-to-do-it Features
Tell readers how to perform task: buy a house, find a job, plant a garden, obtain an abortion, repair a car or strengthen a marriage. Shorter but difficult to write. Tend to preach, dictate to readers instead of consulting experts and providing detailed factual advice.
FEATURE LEADS a. b. c. d.
Summaries Quotations Anecdotes Questions
e. f. g. h.
Action or narratives Shockers Description Combinations
BODY OF THE FEATURE STORY
Dialogue can be used to reveal such important story elements as time, place, circumstances and theme Description – appeal to 5 senses. Should be spread throughout the story Must be used judiciously; too much bores readers and delays the presentation of more important facts. Must be specific; mentioning names, times and places Should not attempt to persuade or advocate in feature stories but they occasionally draw some conclusions about their topics. Present details first, then draw conclusion from them. Should be accompanied by solid evidence for credibility. Features: written in the first person/second person Avoid ending feature stories with summary endings because they are too flat and boring and to state the obvious.
3 Examples:
A woman meeting President Coolidge for the first time said to him, “My friends bet that I couldn’t get you to say three words.” The president replied, “You lose.”
“Hi Charley! How many days you have left?” A woman asked as she entered the small grocery store at 2636 Brady St. “Until January 1. We’re selling out, you know,” replied Charles Scholl, who started selling groceries 56 years ago.
It felt like an endless battle. I paddled as hard as I could but thought we’d never reach shore. My arms ached and Jip’s legs were numb. All I wanted was to be warm again. Every time a wave splashed over us the chill ran through our bodies. It was horrible, not really knowing if we were going to make it to shore, or if we should stop trying because we were going to drown anyway.
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