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Straight News
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“Straight news or hard news is known as a type of news writing style in journalistic
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We often find this straight news in the newspaper
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Techniques in Writing Straight News
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(Brown, 2015)
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This is for describing deeper more the news
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This is usually placed after the lead paragraph
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Create the Lead – The first paragraph of the straight news is the lead
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This contains information about the whole event itself
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(Brown, 2015)
Rules in Making the Straight News Lead (Blake, 2014)
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Feature
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“A feature article is an article that is about "softer" news
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Like
news writing, strong feature writing is simple, clear and orderly
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Instead, they focus on human
interest, mood, atmosphere, emotion, irony and humor” (School Stuff, para
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Techniques in Writing a Feature Article (wikihow
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Find an interesting story
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Research on the topic- Find related literature about the topic to provide a background information
about it
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They often focus
on one person or a group of people
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Profile: This feature type focuses on a specific individual’s character or lifestyle
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Often, these
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features are written about celebrities or other public figures
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Oftentimes, the
writer will write about their own journey to learn a task, such as how to make a wedding cake
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They are
also useful in juxtaposing the past and the present, helping to root the reader in a shared
history
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Behind the Scenes: These features give readers insight into an unusual process, issue or event
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Your first paragraph is your chance to hook your reader and draw
them into your story
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* Start with an interesting fact, a quote, or an anecdote for a good hook
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* Expand on your lead in the second paragraph
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Why are we
reading this story? What is important about it?
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You’ve drafted your article in outline form, which can help you stay on track to
building a good feature article
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o Be flexible, however
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Be ready to change the direction of your piece if it seems to read
better that way
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Show, don’t tell
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Describe a setting or person so that the reader can clearly envision it in their mind
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Don’t use too many quotes
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Otherwise, this becomes more of a straightforward
interview
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Consider the target audience of the
publication for which you are writing and write to their level and interest
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Be sure to spell
out acronyms and explain jargon or slang
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A feature article is a piece that conveys information and detail
about a person or phenomenon
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Rather, your personality is conveyed through your writing style
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Revise your article
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Come back to it when you are fresh and read through it all the way
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What areas do you need to cut
out? What areas need additional information?
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The last thing you want to do is write an article that does not
have accurate details or information
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Not all feature writers do this, and in fact, some may argue
that this can detract from the journalistic quality of a piece
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Do not detract from your feature article with misspelled words and
poor grammar
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Ask a friend or colleague to read through the article
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Be open to this feedback and don’t take it personally
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News Feature
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“A news feature tells a complete story
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Techniques in Writing News Feature Article (National Association of Social Workers, 2004)
Where do you start in writing one?
Formulate a clear idea-- one clear, concise statement that sums up the story you want to tell
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” This story mapping consists of your general idea—the clear statement of the
story you want to tell—and the different angles, or ways the story can be told
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Brainstorm ideas of angle to write the story
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Narrow choices by reading and listening to as many news outlets as possible, further, determine what
is “hot” in the news or what you would like to know more about
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Research as much information as possible
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Perhaps the most important piece, though, is the primary research based on interviews
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o What’s the difference between features and press releases? Features are the crown jewels of
news stories, where you can have a little more freedom in getting your message across than
when you are simply issuing a press release
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They present the facts in a clear concise manner, with one or
two quotes and little background information
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There’s no single best way to write a news feature, except to try to
make your readers feel like they are there
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Be free to develop your ideas as you go
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Be responsible for taking all of the pieces of the puzzle and putting them together so that the readers
understand the point/s you are trying to make
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References:
Blake
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Six Rules for Writing a Straight News Lead
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com/six-rules-for-writing-a-straight-news-lead/
Brown
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What to Be Included in Straight News
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com/what-to-be-included-in-straight-news/
How to Write a Feature Article
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Retrieved from http://www
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com/Write-a-Feature-Article
National Association of Social Workers
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Retrieved from www
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org/pressroom/mediaToolkit/ toolkit/ WriteNewsFeature
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2015
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Retrieved from http://www
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com/content/pages/types-of-articles/writing-features

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