Hard News story is around 600 words
starts with a summary lead
anything from yesterday is todays hard news
Soft News stories are human interest
Timeliness does not matter
Feature story is a much longer piece
article really explores topic
Less time sensitive then Hard News
Editorial is an opinion piece
deal with hot topic issues
Structure is basically same for all types of news stories
Hard News story is about giving facts
Soft News/Feature use literary analysis more frequently
The Body of the story goes in to the detail
No opinion in Hard News stories
Stories must capture the human senses to be more effective
1. Find a Topic
2. Find an Angle
3. Collect Data
4. Gather Interviews
5. Write the Story
6. Proofread Story
Write story in inverted pyramid form write info into story from most important to least important
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