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A feature story is an article in a newspaper, a magazine, or a news website that is not meant to report breaking news, but to take an in-depth look at issues behind a news story, often concentrating on background events, persons or circumstances. While there are no clear guidelines on what exactly consists a feature story, they often add a more human touch to reporting, while the time elapsed between an event and breaking the story is less critical than in traditional news reports.[1] A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ...
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The features themselves are written in a less urgent fashion than news stories, sometimes taking several paragraphs to arrive at the main story while trying to engage the reader and keep them reading by employing narrative hooks.[2] Feature stories often delve deeper into their subjects, expanding on the details rather than trying to concentrate on a few important key points. The writing style of the articles can be more colorful and employ a more complex narrative structure, sometimes resembling the style of a nonfiction book more than a news report. A narrative hook (or hook) is something in the opening of a story that hooks the readers attention so that he will read on. ...
Narrative structure is generally described as the structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a story or narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer. ...
As the print media faces ever stiffer competition from other sources of news, feature stories are becoming more common because they can be more engaging to read. At many newspapers, news stories are sometimes written in "feature style," adopting some of the conventions of feature writing while still covering breaking events. Wire services such as the Associated Press, which previously made a point of distributing only news, now also include feature stories. Associated Press logo Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...
The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing is awarded annually for a distinguished example of feature writing in an American newspaper or magazine, giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ...
The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing has been awarded since 1979 for a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality. ...
References
- ^ Marshall Soules. Feature Writing. Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
- ^ Bangkok Post. Teaching feature stories. Retrieved on September 6, 2006.
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The Bangkok Post is one of three daily English-language newspapers published in Bangkok, Thailand. ...
September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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