A featured story is one that’s been highlighted on a publication’s homepage. This could be due to its popularity, significance, or the fact that it’s particularly well-written. Feature stories often focus on an important issue, evoking emotions like empathy, curiosity or joy, and should be well researched.
A feature article is non-fiction writing that blends hard facts with a narrative to tell an engaging, human-interest story. It’s different from straight news reporting as it typically has a plot and story characters.
Unlike news reports, a good feature article will engage readers by using sensory details and descriptive language to transport them into the world of your story. It also uses quotes and anecdotes to give your story credibility. A feature story should have a compelling beginning, middle and end. The beginning should introduce the topic and engage your reader, the middle explores the subject in depth and can include interviews or anecdotes, and the ending wraps up the story or leaves something to ponder.
Sometimes a story is interesting, but it’s overlooked because it isn’t “breaking news.” A good feature article will look for the hidden layers of a topic, fresh angles and the human impact that make a story resonant. This can take the form of a profile (or personality) feature, which is an objective news article about a person or an in-depth look at a particular facet of a larger issue such as how a new battery will affect climate change.
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