2nd Edition
Writing Feature Stories How to research and write articles - from listicles to longform
By Matthew Ricketson
Copyright 2017
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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Good writing engages as it informs and feature journalism offers writers the opportunity to tell deep, affecting stories that look beyond the immediate mechanics of who, what, where and when and explore the more difficult-and more rewarding- questions: how and why ? Whether you're a blogger, a news journalist or an aspiring lifestyle reporter, a strong voice and a fresh, informed... Read more
List of infographics and resources
Acknowledgements
1. Why feature stories matter
2. Creating stories for the full range of media forms
3. The variety of feature stories amid the variety of media forms
4. Being reader-oriented from start to finish
5. Generating fresh story ideas
6. Gathering the raw material
7. The subtle and slippery art of interviewing
8. Seeing things for yourself
9. Finding the right structure for the story
10. Leads, closes and that big lump in the middle
11. Wordcraft
12. Editing your story and getting published
Glossary
Suggestions for further reading
Endnotes
Index
Acknowledgements
1. Why feature stories matter
2. Creating stories for the full range of media forms
3. The variety of feature stories amid the variety of media forms
4. Being reader-oriented from start to finish
5. Generating fresh story ideas
6. Gathering the raw material
7. The subtle and slippery art of interviewing
8. Seeing things for yourself
9. Finding the right structure for the story
10. Leads, closes and that big lump in the middle
11. Wordcraft
12. Editing your story and getting published
Glossary
Suggestions for further reading
Endnotes
Index
Biography
MATTHEW RICKETSON is Professor of Journalism at the University of Canberra and has worked as a journalist at The Age, The Australian and Time Australia magazine. He is the author of Telling True Stories and editor of Australian Journalism Today.
CAROLINE GRAHAM is a journalism lecturer at Bond University. She worked at The Daily Mercury, has written for Traveller's Map and 2020 Magazine, and has coordinated interactive data journalism projects for Crikey and The Guardian Australia.
