Human interest story

Human interest story

A human interest story is a news story that discusses a person or persons in an interactive and/or emotional way. It presents people and their problems, concerns, or achievements in a way that brings about interest or sympathy in the reader or viewer.

Human interest stories may be "the story behind the story" about an event, organization or otherwise faceless historical happening, such as about the life of an individual soldier during war-time, an interview with a survivor of a natural disaster, or profile of someone known for a career achievement.

Literatur
* Ekkehart Mittelberg: Human Interest Story.- In: Ernst Nündel(Hrsg.): Lexikon zum Deutschunterricht. Beltz-Verlag (Beltz Grüne Reihe), 3., unveränd. Aufl. 01.07.1992


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  • human-interest story — /hyooh meuhn in teuhr ist, trist/ or, often, /yooh / a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, designed to engage attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described. [1925… …   Universalium

  • human-interest story — news story covering little known but admirable people or activities …   English contemporary dictionary

  • human-interest story — /hyooh meuhn in teuhr ist, trist/ or, often, /yooh / a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, designed to engage attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described. [1925… …   Useful english dictionary

  • human interest — N UNCOUNT: oft N n If something such as a news story has human interest, people are likely to find it interesting because it gives interesting details about the person or people involved. ...a human interest story …   English dictionary

  • human-interest — hu·man in·ter·est (hyo͞oʹmən ĭnʹtrĭst, tər ĭst, trĕst ) adj. Presenting people and their problems, concerns, or achievements in a way that arouses interest or sympathy: a human interest story. * * * …   Universalium

  • human interest — noun (in newspaper articles, broadcasts, etc) reference to people s lives and emotions • • • Main Entry: ↑human * * * ˌhuman ˈinterest [human interest] noun uncountable the part …   Useful english dictionary

  • human interest — noun uncount the part of a true story, usually in the news, that interests people because it is about someone s life or experiences …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • human interest — noun the aspect of a news story that people can relate to because it is concerned with the experiences or emotions of others …   English new terms dictionary

  • human interest — UK / US noun [uncountable] the part of a true story, usually in the news, that interests people because it is about someone s life or experiences …   English dictionary

  • ˌhuman ˈinterest — noun [U] the part of a true story that interests people because it is about someone s life or experiences …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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