In order for any story a journalist writes for print or broadcast it has to be newsworthy. Feature stories however differ from the traditional news stories.
Feature stories are still presenting recent news, but news that the reader may not have normally known of. Feature stories typically cover events or issues affecting the community.
A feature would not be a news article addressing a car crash that occurred last night.
With news stores a journalist has a greater sense of urgency, they have to get the story out quick and illustrate the truth.
The information may be harder to get because the situation is ongoing, a reporter has to be persistent.
Whereas a feature story has all the facts, and has to make the reader understand it all, since it is probably something the reader does not even know about.
A news story typically follows the inverted pyramid style of writing, having all the important information and nut graph high up.
A feature on the other hand can back into the story in a creative way.
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