• A DISTINCTIVE

WHAT DOES ATTRIBUTE

FEATURE MEAN?
OR ASPECT OF
SOMETHING.
SYNONYMS:
CHARACTERISTIC,
ATTRIBUTE, QUALITY,
PROPERTY, TRAIT, MARK,
SUCH AS THE MOUTH OR
EYES, MAKING A
SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTION TO ITS
OVERALL APPEARANCE.
SYNONYMS: FACE,
TREATMENT OF A PARTICULAR
TOPIC, TYPICALLY AT LENGTH.
SYNONYMS: ARTICLE, PIECE,
ITEM, REPORT, STORY, COLUMN,
REVIEW, COMMENTARY,
CRITICISM, ANALYSIS, WRITE-UP,
EXPOSÉ; THEME
WHAT IS A FEATURE
CAN REPORT FACTS, BUT CAN
TRANSMIT THE MOOD AND TONE
WRITER?
OF AN EVENT.
•WHO CAN IMPRESS UPON THE
READER THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
WHAT HAPPENS. FACTS FOR
AUTHORITY; MOOD AND TONE FOR
SYMPATHY; INTERPRETATION FOR
DO CONTAIN ELEMENTS
OF NEWS, BUT THEIR
MAIN FUNCTION IS TO
HUMANIZE, TO ADD
COLOR, TO EDUCATE, TO
 READERS. IT REFLECTS
THE BEST IN A WRITER. IT
CAN BE PERSONAL,
COLORFUL, AND
OPINIONATED, BUT
STRAIGHTFORWARD NEWS
STORY. IT CARRIES
FEELINGS AND
IMPRESSIONS. IT SHOULD
BE ABLE TO GRAB THE
READER’S ATTENTION
 INFORM,
ENTERTAIN,
PERSUADE, OR
SIMPLY SATISFY THE
AUDIENCE’S
MAY NOT BE FOUND ON
THE NEWS STORY, GIVE
AN OPINION ABOUT A
TRENDING TOPIC, OR
OFFER AN ENTERTAINING
WHICH CAN QUICKLY
BECOME IRRELEVANT,
FEATURE STORIES
STICK AROUND
LONGER EVEN IF THEY
•OPINIONTYPES
DIFFERENT ON OF
STORIES ARE:
PIECES
FEATURE

TRENDING •ANECDOTES
TOPICS •HUMAN
•PERSONALITY INTEREST STOR
PROFILES IES
•HUMOROUS
 FEATURE STORIES
DON’T SIMPLY PRESENT
DRY FACTS, THEY
PROVIDE A DIFFERENT
TAKE ON REALITY FROM
A DIFFERENT ANGLE.
STEPS
NG IN PRODUCE AN
FEATURE
• FINDING
WRITING THE ENTICING
ANGLE STORY
•CREATING AN •CREATING A
OUTLINE PUNCH LINE TO
• RESEARCHING LEAVE AN
IMPRESSION
• GOING
CREATING THE
• HOOK THE READER
TITLE/HEADLINE
•HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN
IDEA OF THE STORY
•USE IMPORTANT
KEYWORDS
CREATING THE
WHOLE STORY
•
INTRODUCTION
IT CAN HAVE AN UNUSUAL STATEMENT TO
KEEP THE READER’S ATTENTION
•IT CAN INVITE THE READER TO TAKE A
STAND ESPECIALLY IF IT IS A
CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC
•IT SHOULD HAVE THE IMPORTANT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
•IT SHOULD INTENSIFY THE APPEAL TO KEEP
CREATING THE BODY
FACTS AND STATISTICS
•IT CAN HAVE OPINIONS FROM
AUTHORITIES
•IT CAN HAVE SOUND BITES FROM
INTERVIEWS
•IT CAN HAVE PERSONAL OPINIONS
•IT CAN BE VISUAL USING PHOTOS,
PUTTING A
THE IMPRESSION TO READER
CONCLUSION
•IT SHOULD REMIND THE
READER WHAT THE STORY IS
ABOUT
•IT CAN SUGGEST A COURSE
OF ACTION AND/OR CHANGE
REMEMBER… •
WHEN WRITING A
INFORM
FEATURE STORY, IT
SHOULD: •ENTERTAIN
•BE WELL- •HAVE
RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
AND WELL- •PRESENT VIE
WRITTEN WPOINTS