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This document provides information on feature writing and how to write feature articles. It explains that feature articles are soft news stories that appeal to emotions rather than just providing direct information like hard news. Feature articles take an in-depth look at news and add color and feeling by including human elements. The document also discusses different types of feature articles and provides tips for writing engaging leads and conclusions to hook and leave readers remembering the story.

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Feature Writing

This document provides information on feature writing and how to write feature articles. It explains that feature articles are soft news stories that appeal to emotions rather than just providing direct information like hard news. Feature articles take an in-depth look at news and add color and feeling by including human elements. The document also discusses different types of feature articles and provides tips for writing engaging leads and conclusions to hook and leave readers remembering the story.

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Feature Writing

Lathalain
Manilyn B. Ilustre
What is a Feature Article?
What it is NOT: What it is:

It is not a HARD news story that gives It is a SOFT news story written like a
direct information. piece of short fiction.
It is not meant to appeal to the physical It appeals to the EMOTIONS.
aspects of intellect. But it still contains the elements of
It is not meant to deliver news. news.
It takes an in-depth look at news.
It adds COLOR and FEELING at news.
It puts a HUMAN ELEMENT to the
news.
How can you make
a Feature Story out of the News?
Use Facts,
Feelings and
Imagination.

Use adjectives, figures of speech, dialogue,


stories, and/or idioms.
Two students were caught cheating in an exam.

In two minutes, finals would be officially over. He still has


two problems left unanswered. His palms were getting sweaty. It
was the most desperate period of his life. Whispering to the braided
brunette in front of him, he signaled for answers. Slowly, the girl
passed him a note with answers. He reached out. But the teacher
got the note first.
Feature Stories Are Emotional
• Emphasize on facts that can
trigger a SIGNIFICANT
HUMAN INTEREST.
Pangkatauhang Kawilihan

• It mirrors life to be able to touch


the heart of others.
• When you put people in the story, you
make the readers think and care.
Kinds of Feature Stories
• News Feature (Journalistic), Lathalaing pabalita– tells about recent
events and usually focuses on human experiences.

• Informative feature, Lathalaing paano – what do humans want/need


to know? Why would they want to know about it?

• Human Interest Feature, Lathalaing pangkatauhang dagli - a


story involving people, their troubles, failures and successes. This story can
make readers relate to it as if it happened to them too.

• Travelogue, Lathalain sa paglalakbay - describes a place and the


kind of people met during travel
Other Kinds of Feature Stories
Personality Sketch - a semi-biography of a newsworthy person.
Historical Feature - narrates the evolution of something (place,
celebration, culture.)
Analytical Feature – dissects problems and describes a solution
Seasonal Feature – uses an old theme with some fresh insights
or information
Science/Sports feature - story related to science/sports
How do you make people want to read your article?
Staccato Lead

Call it training. Practice. Experience. Call it Internship.

Puso… pagmamahal… malasakit… katapangan… determinassyon ang mga nakita ko


sa mga mobile teacher sa Alternative learning System(ALS).
Question lead
Do you spend a good deal of time fretting about your looks, wishing
you could swap faces with some very handsome person you
admire? If you do, stop pitying yourself and start pitying the
handsome people you envy. They are the ones who are apt to be
hurt in life by their looks.

San ka ba takot? Takot ka ba sa dilim? Sa masisikip na lugar? Sa


daga? Sa ipis? Saan ka ba takot?
Sequence Lead

Amalia Fuentes was on the 15th floor shooting a movie


when an earthquake struck and the building began swaying.As
everybody stood stiff and panicky, Amalia darted for shelter
under a table and, just as quickly, moved out of it and ran
towards the elevator and stood beside it.Later on, somebody
asked her why she did that.“It would be very unglamorous to die
under the table”, she answered.
How do you make readers remember?
Summary Ending

With tears rolling down his face, my father smiled as if Buddha


had accepted his deal.In that moment, he taught me what it really
meant to be a son.
Stinger*
The entire world was fooled. The president of the most
powerful nation on Earth was fooled. No one knows that the first
lady was abducted. No one knows the treachery of the Russians.
No one knows about their plans. Only one knows. She knows.

*something stinging: something that stings, especially a hurtful or critical


Let’s write!

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