AUY 07: How To Write A Feature Story Someone Will Actually Read With Joe Aguilar

24/04/2014
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Descripción de AUY 07: How To Write A Feature Story Someone Will Actually Read With Joe Aguilar

Good feature writing is a lost art in this day and age of internet aggregation. When was the last time you actually sat down with a newspaper or online with your tablet or laptop and read a story about an interesting person doing an extraordinary thing? In this episode of Author University, Jon interviews Joe Aguilar, reporter/editor for the Daily Herald, a newspaper that covers the Chicago suburbs. Joe has been writing features for 20 years and on today’s episode, shares a few of his secrets for drawing in a reader and keeping their attention. 1. Joe’s five key “how’s” to make your feature story fresh, original, and entertaining for the reader. 2. We discuss a recent feature written by Joe about a local sporting event involving students with disabilities. How did Joe use descriptive language in opening lede? How can a reporter use the senses–sight, smell, sound–to add more detail and context to writing? 3. In our culture segment, we talk about the possible unionization of Northwestern University football and its reverberations on sport and society. SUPPORT MATERIALS This is link to Joe’s story: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140419/sports/140418045/ We also discuss a terrific story by St. Louis Dispatch reporter Todd C. Frankel. Joe’s Twitter handle: @joeaguilar64. Todd’s Twitter handle: @tcfrankel.