Week 3: Assignment and Student Response
Week 3 - Assignment
News Feature
When writing a news feature, the focus is on hard news with a style that lends itself to feature writing. For this assignment, you will investigate current, controversial news topics by reading the newspaper, watching the news, or getting news via some form or digital media. The topic that you choose can be of local, national, or international reach. Once you choose your topic, you will choose a real-world publication for which you will imagine that you are a feature writer.
Write a 500-word news feature that meets the following criteria:
1. Formulate a summary lead that is concise, engaging, and that includes at least three of the five “w’s.”
2. Examine various perspectives gathered from the CQ Researcher database utilizing quotes and attributions.
3. Organize the story by creating logical connections and using transitions throughout the story.
4. Use a graphic image that aligns with the story.
The piece must be written in Associated Press (AP) style. You must fully identify the source of information for the piece in a way that does not detract from it. A list of sources must be included after the article according to the reference template.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.