1. Sports Feature Stories
COMM 425 Sports Reporting

2. What’s a feature story like?
• High entertainment value – but can also be
serious
• Flexibility in approach
• More varied writing style
• Can be either timely – tied to an event – or
timeless

3. Where do you find features?
• “The people behind the news”
• Describing what something was like
• Look at publicity materials, other publications
• Just pay attention to what’s happening around
you

4. Writing the feature story
• Get PEOPLE into the story
• Tell stories
• Try to get readers to see or hear/experience
for themselves
• Take some chances!

5. Types of feature stories
• Personality profile
• Human interest story
– People overcoming adversity
– “Ordinary” people in extraordinary circumstances
• Advances and follow-ups
• Color story
• News feature
• Seasonal or anniversary story