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Both are rooted in careful observation, research, sympathy for the human condition, and careful thinking. Both are characterized by writing that paints pictures and draws the reader inward and onward by means of scenes, plot, character development, voice, tone and point of view. And both operate and succeed at two distinct levels—that of narrative (where the audience asks, in the literary critic Northrop Frye's words, "How will this story turn out?") and that of theme ("What is the point of this story?"). But there are important differences, too—the most obvious of which is that good journalists don't make stuff up....
Here are some works and resources mentioned in the chapter.
Feature Writing
This page draws together resources and information supplied by the authors of The Bigger Picture, a textbook guide to writing feature stories edited by J-Source editor-in-chief Ivor Shapiro.You’ll find a variety of web-based resources to help both the new and not-so-new journalist perfect and reflect on their pitching, reporting, researching and writing. You’ll also find links to some classic and amazing feature stories. Many of these resources are referenced in The Bigger Picture and some short excerpts of the text are reproduced below (as noted), but content on this site is updated regularly so please let us know what else we might include.
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