Writing Feature Articles
eBook - ePub

Writing Feature Articles

Print, Digital and Online

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Writing Feature Articles

Print, Digital and Online

About this book

Writing Feature Articles presents clear and engaging advice for students and young professionals on working as a freelance feature writer. This fifth edition not only covers producing content for print, but also for digital platforms and online.

Mary Hogarth offers comprehensive guidance on every aspect of feature writing, from having the initial idea and conducting market and subject research, to choosing the right target audience and publishing platform and successfully pitching the article. In addition, the book instructs students on developing their own journalistic style and effectively structuring their feature. Each chapter then concludes with an action plan to help students put what they have read into practice.

Topics include:

  • Life as a freelance
  • Building a professional profile
  • Telling a story with images
  • Developing a specialism
  • Interviewing skills
  • Profile and interview articles
  • Working in publicity and advertising
  • A career in magazines and newspapers
  • Getting published overseas
  • Understanding issues in media law and regulation

The book also provides an extensive range of interviews with successful media professionals, including a newspaper editor, a money, health and lifestyle journalist, a copywriter and an award-winning columnist, where they share their own experiences of working in the industry and offer invaluable tips on best practice.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. List of contributors
  9. Foreword
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1 Introduction
  12. 2 Life as a freelance
  13. 3 Ideas are everywhere
  14. 4 Market research
  15. 5 How to pitch successfully
  16. 6 Turn ideas into articles
  17. 7 Research and interview techniques
  18. 8 A cohesive structure
  19. 9 How to develop a strong style
  20. 10 Images tell a story
  21. 11 Copywriting and PR
  22. 12 Specialist features, columns and reviews
  23. 13 Interviews vs profiles
  24. 14 Worldwide markets
  25. 15 A career in magazines and newspapers
  26. 16 Law and ethics: A rough guide
  27. 17 Last word: An editor’s perspective, with Jonathan Telfer
  28. Appendix 1: Example of a freelance workflow income spreadsheet
  29. Appendix 2: NUJ Code of Conduct
  30. Appendix 3: IPSO – Editors’ Code of Practice
  31. Appendix 4: The Society of Authors’ Guide to Copyright and Permissions
  32. Appendix 5: Syndicates, news and press cuttings agencies
  33. References
  34. Bibliography
  35. Index