Feature Article

Feature Article a special or promine

nt article in a newspaper or  magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning“

Types of Feature Stories

News feature stories – usually based on a recent news story. Informative feature – the primary objective of this kind of

features is to inform the reader – more likely to deliver details about relevant issues. Secondary emphasis is to entertain.

A “how-to” feature article – a type of feature article that focuses on the process of how things came about. This might be a product, services or activity.

Personality sketch – feature story that describes prominent personalities. This kind gives details behind the lives or events in the lives of interesting people.

Personal experience – usually written in the first person and talks about an unusual event in the life of the writer.

Human interest story – a type of feature story that appeals more to the emotion of the readers than to the relevance of the story to any news.

Humorous feature – this type of feature story aims to entertain the readers and to deliver a funny, yet witty approach of story.

Dream and reality:

A good writer knows the communication reality. He strongly believes that a message sent is not a message

received. A message's success depends upon the fulfillment of the following points Social Contact The persons who are communicating have to be in touch with each other Common Medium Both parties must share a common language or means of communication. Transmission The message has to be imparted clearly. Understanding The message has to be received, properly understood and interpreted

Know internal biases and shape perceptions;

They try to find the resistance of their readers.

For this they collect all information about their readers and

then prepare a game plan.

Persuasive:

Good writers are strong communicators. They have the art of strong oral and written communication

skills. They use the rhetorical devices to exhibit standard behavior to influence their readers. They know

that all readers want strong ethics and morality on the part of the writer, cooperation, goodwill, efficiency,

trust etc. and, they exhibit the same virtues

Persuasive Good writers are strong communicators. They have the art of strong

oral and written communicationskills. They use the rhetorical devices to exhibit standard behavior to influence their readers. They know that all readers want strong ethics and morality on the part of the writer, cooperation, goodwill, efficiency, trust etc. and, they exhibit the same virtues