A Critical Analysis Of The Feature Article

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...wants it fast. Most do not stop to consider how that information is delivered. However, to the serious student of journalism, and the writer whose desire it is to make a living with words, the formatting, as well as the content are important. Feature writing is one of the most utilized formats in journalism. But how did this come to be? Why was this format chosen over other types of formats? What makes the feature format and structure more desirable than the next?
Feature stories tend to read more like a nonfiction short story than a ‘hard news’ story. The immediacy of the event is secondary to the ‘character’ being featured. Elements of literature, such as irony, theme, humor, tone, and characterization can be found within its structure. Many have suggested that this ‘dilutes’ the news or the reporting that it does bring to the...

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