human interest story
Personal angle piece
A human interest story is a news or feature piece focusing on personal experiences rather than hard facts or policy—the cancer survivor's journey, the firefighter who rescued a kitten.
These stories aim to evoke emotion and connection: The evening news closed with a human interest story about a teacher reuniting with former students.
The term sometimes carries a faintly dismissive tone, implying soft journalism.
- heartwarmingEvoking tender positive feelings
- profileSide-facing outline
- featureDistinguishing quality or element
- news featureExtended journalistic piece
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
tragedy · triumph · personal journey · underdog · rags to riches · against all odds · struggle · resilience · emotional · tearjerker · inspiring · community · ordinary · extraordinary · survivor · comeback · feel-good · headline
- broadcast newsnewscast, news anchor, correspondent, breaking news, headline news
- photojournalismnews photo, press photo, documentary photo, photo essay, news photography
- talk showstalk shows, late night, late-night, guest host, panel show
human interest storyhard news
Factual, timely journalism
breaking news · spot news · news bulletin · investigative report · wire report
human interest storystatistical analysis
Mathematical examination of datasets
technical report · data journalism · white paper · abstract · academic study
human, interest, story, humans, humane, humanly, humanity, inhuman, inhumane