human interest
Story's emotional hook
Human interest describes news stories or features that focus on personal, emotional, or relatable aspects of people's lives rather than hard facts or policy.
A human interest piece about a flood might follow one displaced family rather than report statistics.
The appeal is emotional connection: The article added human interest by profiling the scientist's childhood struggles.
Account of events
- profileSide-facing outline
- featureDistinguishing quality or element
- biographyWritten life account
- memoirWritten personal recollection
anecdote · portrait · vignette · documentary · interview · testimonial · firsthand · behind-the-scenes
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- caringShowing kind concern
concern · warmth · solidarity · humanity · connection · identification · vulnerability · authenticity
Evoking tender positive feelings
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- poignantEvoking keen emotion
- movingEmotionally affecting
- tear-jerkerEmotionally manipulative drama
feel-good · uplifting · inspirational · tender · affecting · evocative · sentimental · nostalgic
narrative
Account of events
memoir · anecdote · portrait · vignette · documentary · interview · testimonial · firsthand · behind-the-scenes · follow-up
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
caring · concern · warmth · solidarity · humanity · connection · identification · vulnerability · authenticity · struggles
heartwarming
Evoking tender positive feelings
tear-jerker · feel-good · uplifting · inspirational · tender · affecting · evocative · sentimental · nostalgic · bittersweet
slice-of-life
Realistic portrayal of ordinary events
- sidebarAncillary text box
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
hook · newsworthy · community · viral · trending · shareable · clickworthy · headline · byline · evergreen
underdogs
Competitors expected to fail
- survivorsThose still alive after
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
caregivers · activists · children · elderly · families · neighbors · strangers · animals · pets · rescues
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
- Documentary Topicswildlife, social issues, climate change, natural disasters, environmental damage
- newspaper sectionsnews, sports, editorial, business, classifieds
- articlesarticle, magazine article, features, feature stories, columns
- documentary photosphotojournalism, news photos, photo essay, photo essays, photo story
- infotainmentedutainment, infomercial, infomercials, docudrama, docuseries
human interesthard news
Factual, timely journalism
breaking news · investigative journalism · spot news · political coverage · crime reporting
human interestdata journalism
News analysis using datasets
statistical analysis · academic writing · white paper · boilerplate · legalese
interest, human, humans, humane, inhuman, superhuman, inhumane, humanoid, humanly