Feature writing seems more like writing that arouses emotions, empathy, and feelings from readers. That is one of the things that distinguishes it from regular news.
This explanation was put forward by the editor of Kompas.com, Andi Hartik while providing material for advanced journalism training. The training was delivered to representatives of student press activists in Universitas Brawijaya (UB) environment on the first day, in the FISIP-UB courtroom on Saturday (1/6).
With writing that is expected to arouse emotions, empathy, and feelings from readers, listeners, or viewers, he explained, it is hoped that the writing or broadcasts made can move society to do what is recommended in the writing. “The more people are moved, the better the writing,” he said.
According to Andi, features need to be written to complement major news that has been written in the form of regular news that is often grouped into hard news
In order to have the ability to write features, Andi recommends that students get used to seeing, and even if possible learn to write short stories. Because features are similar to short stories in the way they are written.
“The difference is that features are written based on facts, while short stories can be written based on fiction or fictional data,” he explained.
This activity is a collaboration between FISIP-UB Community Service Team and the Student Campus Press Activity Unit (UAPKM)-UB which lasts for 4 days on the weekend. The speakers come from leading media, Kompas.com, Jawa Pos, and Tempo.co. [UBPR/ Trans. Iir]
