A
special feature article may be defined as a detailed presentation of
facts in an interesting form adapted to rapid reading, for the purpose
of entertaining or informing the average person. It usually deals with
(1) recent news that is of sufficient importance to warrant elaboration;
(2) timely or seasonal topics not directly connected with news; or (3)
subjects of general interest that have no immediate connection with
current events.
Although frequently concerned with news, the special feature article is more than a mere news story. It aims to supplement the bare facts of the news report by giving more detailed information regarding the persons, places, and circumstances that appear in the news columns. News must be published as fast as it develops, with only enough explanatory material to make it intelligible. The special article, written with the perspective afforded by an interval of a few days or weeks, fills in the bare outlines of the hurried news sketch with the life and color that make the picture complete.
The special feature article must not be confused with the type of news story called the "feature," or "human interest," story. The latter undertakes to present minor incidents of the day's news in an entertaining form. Like the important news story, it is published immediately after the incident occurs. Its purpose is to appeal to newspaper readers by bringing out the humorous and pathetic phases of events that have little real news value. It exemplifies, therefore, merely one distinctive form of news report.
The special feature article differs from the older type of magazine article, not so much in subject as in form and style. The most marked difference lies in the fact that it supplements the recognized methods of literary and scientific exposition with the more striking devices of narrative, descriptive, and dramatic writing.
Analysis
Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. It is the examination and evaluation of the relevant information to select the best course of action from among various alternatives.
Backgrounder Writing
The background information provides sufficient content to the reader so they can understand the purpose of the experiment, the design and the interpretation of the results. The writer must research the background information and properly cite (APA documentation) all sources used. A brief summary of the purpose and the experimental design should be included at the end.
a. provides a general overview of the topic of study in the first paragraph to introduce the main idea(s)
b. includes clear, focused, accurate and detailed information to understand the science investigated during the study in the middle paragraph(s)
c. provides cited support from external resources
d. previews the experiment in the last paragraph by summarizing the purpose and method for data collection.
Typically 3 paragraphs, the first paragraph is a very broad and general look at your subject, then getting increasingly more specific to your own experiment in the second, third or fourth paragraph.
Remember not to use "I, our, we" use "The experiment", not "My experiment".
Although frequently concerned with news, the special feature article is more than a mere news story. It aims to supplement the bare facts of the news report by giving more detailed information regarding the persons, places, and circumstances that appear in the news columns. News must be published as fast as it develops, with only enough explanatory material to make it intelligible. The special article, written with the perspective afforded by an interval of a few days or weeks, fills in the bare outlines of the hurried news sketch with the life and color that make the picture complete.
The special feature article must not be confused with the type of news story called the "feature," or "human interest," story. The latter undertakes to present minor incidents of the day's news in an entertaining form. Like the important news story, it is published immediately after the incident occurs. Its purpose is to appeal to newspaper readers by bringing out the humorous and pathetic phases of events that have little real news value. It exemplifies, therefore, merely one distinctive form of news report.
The special feature article differs from the older type of magazine article, not so much in subject as in form and style. The most marked difference lies in the fact that it supplements the recognized methods of literary and scientific exposition with the more striking devices of narrative, descriptive, and dramatic writing.
Analysis
Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. It is the examination and evaluation of the relevant information to select the best course of action from among various alternatives.
Backgrounder Writing
The background information provides sufficient content to the reader so they can understand the purpose of the experiment, the design and the interpretation of the results. The writer must research the background information and properly cite (APA documentation) all sources used. A brief summary of the purpose and the experimental design should be included at the end.
a. provides a general overview of the topic of study in the first paragraph to introduce the main idea(s)
b. includes clear, focused, accurate and detailed information to understand the science investigated during the study in the middle paragraph(s)
c. provides cited support from external resources
d. previews the experiment in the last paragraph by summarizing the purpose and method for data collection.
Typically 3 paragraphs, the first paragraph is a very broad and general look at your subject, then getting increasingly more specific to your own experiment in the second, third or fourth paragraph.
Remember not to use "I, our, we" use "The experiment", not "My experiment".
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