| 词条 | Feature story |
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A feature story is a piece of non-fiction writing about news. A feature story is a type of soft news.[1] The main sub-types are the news feature and the human-interest story.[1] A feature story is distinguished from other types of non-fiction by the quality of the writing. Stories should be memorable for their reporting, crafting, creativity, and economy of expression.[2] StyleA feature story, as contrasted with straight news reporting, normally presents newsworthy events and information through a narrative story, complete with a plot and story characters.[3] It differs from a short story primarily in that the content is not fictional. Like literature, the feature story relies upon creativity and subjectivity to make an emotional connection with the readers and may highlight some universal aspect of human nature.[3] Unlike straight news, the feature story serves the purpose of entertaining the readers, in addition to informing them.[3] Although truthful and based up good facts, they are less objective than straight news.[3] Unlike straight news, the subject of a feature story is usually not time sensitive.[3] It generally features good news.[4] Feature stories are usually written in active voice, with an emphasis on lively, entertaining prose.[3] Some forms, such as a color story, uses description as the main mode.[3] Published features and newsFeature stories are stories with only one feature, but are creative and true. While the distinction between published features and news is often clear, when approached conceptually there are few hard boundaries between the two. It is quite possible to write a feature story in the style of a news story. Nevertheless, features do tend to take a more narrative approach, perhaps using opening paragraphs as scene-setting narrative hooks instead of the delivery of the most important facts. A feature story can be in a news article, a newspaper, and even online. TypesIn The Universal Journalist,[5] David Randall suggests the following categories of feature:
Describing a scene and throw light on its theme.
Activities are observed without the involvement of the journalist.
Similar to the above, but with the journalist a part of events.
Pretending to be another person (see Ryan Parry[6]).
An examination of a particular person. Will often include an interview.
This type of article assists readers by explaining how to do something (and the writer may learn about the topic through research, experience, or interviews with experts on the topic).[7]
A simple list of facts, perhaps in date order.
An extended fact box.
Extracts from books or transcripts of interviews.
A first-person report of some kind.
An examination of the reasons behind an event.
A selection of views from members of the public or experts.
Among sports writers, feature stories tend to be either human-interest stories or personality profiles of sports figures.[8] A profile presents information about a person, but it differs from a biography by focusing on the person's personality or anecdotes, rather than the factual data about birth, education, or major achievements.[9] See also{{Portal|Journalism}}
References1. ^1 {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItKWwXBSXJEC&pg=PA3|title=Newspaper Feature Writing|last=Granato|first=Len|date=2002|publisher=UNSW Press|year=|isbn=9780868404530|location=|pages=3|language=en}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism Guidelines|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/files/entryforms/2015journalismguidelines2.pdf|website=Pulitzer.com|accessdate=9 April 2015}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TLeRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT13|title=Professional Feature Writing|last=Garrison|first=Bruce|date=2014-04-04|publisher=Routledge|year=|isbn=9781135676773|location=|pages=13–16|language=en|df=dmy}} 4. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XlOfAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA163|title=Working the Story: A Guide to Reporting and News Writing for Journalists and Public Relations Professionals|last=Starr|first=Douglas Perret|last2=Dunsford|first2=Deborah Williams|date=2014-01-14|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=|isbn=9780810889125|location=|pages=163|language=en|df=dmy}} 5. ^{{cite book | last = Randall | first = David | title = The Universal Journalist | publisher = Pluto Press | date = May 1, 2000 | url = http://www.universaljournalist.co.uk/ | isbn = 0-7453-1641-7 | page = 240}} 6. ^{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3282625.stm | work=BBC News | title=Paper exposes Palace security | date=November 19, 2003 | accessdate=May 2, 2010}} 7. ^http://www.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/Courses/ResourcesForCourses/WritingFeatureStories.html 8. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqUBwAAQBAJ|title=The Essentials of Sports Reporting and Writing|last=Reinardy|first=Scott|last2=Wanta|first2=Wayne|date=2015-03-24|publisher=Routledge|year=|isbn=9781317669302|location=|pages=281|language=en|df=dmy}} 9. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqUBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT281|title=The Essentials of Sports Reporting and Writing|last=Reinardy|first=Scott|last2=Wanta|first2=Wayne|date=2015-03-24|publisher=Routledge|year=|isbn=9781317669302|location=|pages=285|language=en|df=dmy}} Further reading
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