Feature Writing – Online Journalism Course
Explore the role of a feature writer and the key ingredients to use in your own writing to create a stand-out feature article, from the University of Kent.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for aspiring writers or journalists with an interest in media reporting.
If you’d like to develop your understanding further, you may be interested in these courses. They’re from the same provider and share overall learning outcomes:
Introduction to Journalism and Reporting
A Reporter’s Toolkit for the Digital Age
What topics will you cover?
Exploring features and where they appear
Idea generation
Interviews
Feature construction, including narrative storytelling
Research and pitching
Opinion columns, reviews and blogs
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Explore features and where they appear
Discuss idea-generation
Explain how to prepare to interview people for features
Describe feature construction, including narrative storytelling
Investigate ideas for features
Produce a pitch for a feature idea