Advanced Media And Communications Writing Assignments
Learning Objectives: to review strategies of finding a topic of a feature; to write a feature that demonstrates your understanding of how a feature is shaped differently from a news story; to define the links between features and magazine stories; to review best practices in interviewing; to define photojournalism; to review ways in which visuals shape global culture.
Reading: Stovall, chapter five (p. 81 to 106); chapter six (p. 108ff).
Find a feature that intrigues you, assess its intended audience, and write a brief analysis of its strengths and weaknesses
Write a 750 word local interest feature. Use visuals, as useful. Suggested topics: going back to school in 2012; decorating on a budget; dress for sucess; animal by-laws; drop-outs and deadbeats on the streets of? ; why reality shows are here to stay; on not voting; fear based cultures; tea houses; comedy acts; changing face of single parenting.





