7B's FEATURE ARTICLE UNIT by Brianna Mayberry https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl en-us 2018-08-21 11:49:21 UTC 2018-08-21 14:03:56 UTC hello@padlet.com TYPES OF FEATURES u1072437 https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274271939 Personality profiles: A personality profile is written to bring an audience closer to a person in or out of the news. Interviews and observations, as well as creative writing, are used to paint a vivid picture of the person. The CBC’s recent profile of Pierre Elliot Trudeau is a classic example of the genre and makes use of archival film footage, interviews, testimonials, and fair degree of editorializing by the voice-over commentary.

Human interest stories: A human interest story is written to show a subject’s oddity or its practical, emotional, or entertainment value.

Trend stories: A trend story examines people, things or organizations that are having an impact on society. Trend stories are popular because people are excited to read or hear about the latest fads.

In-depth stories: Through extensive research and interviews, in-depth stories provide a detailed account well beyond a basic news story or feature.

Backgrounders: A backgrounder--also called an analysis piec--adds meaning to current issues in the news by explaining them further. These articles bring an audience up-to-date, explaining how this country, this organization, this person happens to be where it is now.

Seen on: https://www.media-studies.ca/articles/feature.htm

]]> 2018-08-21 11:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274271939 MULITMODAL ONLINE ARTICLE u1072437 https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272051 This link takes you to an article about the drought Australian farmers are facing at the moment. As well as a fully written article, there is an 'on-the-ground' news report video, as well as images throughout the article. ]]> 2018-08-21 11:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272051 EXAMPLE OF A SPOKEN NEWS FEATURE u1072437 https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272175 Notice that where you might put a quote from someone, they play the clip of the person actually speaking! ]]> 2018-08-21 11:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272175 SIMPLE STRUCTURE OF A FEATURE ARTICLE u1072437 https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272202 2018-08-21 11:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272202 ONLINE ARTICLE EXAMPLE u1072437 https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272218 2018-08-21 11:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274272218 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF A FEATURE ARTICLE u1072437 https://padlet.com/u1072437/escnwafw9kpl/wish/274273093 Feature articles can be informative, entertaining or persuasive in nature. They are different from newspaper articles since they give readers special information regarding particular people, issues or events. The information revealed might not be tied to recent news. The writer has to explain the chosen angle of the feature article. Some common structural elements observable in feature articles are:
  • Headline
  • Lead/Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusion

Language Features
Feature articles tend to be less formal and more conversational than news reports or editorials. To write a good feature article, the following language features should be included:
  • Quotations
  • Persuasive language
  • Descriptive language

Seen on: http://www.ln.edu.hk/eng/genres/featurearticle.php
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