A dolphin rescues a dog. A woman's hearing is restored in an experimental operation. This kind of news cries out for stories, not articles. Stories are told through scenes. They have characters who speak with dialogue.
Details excite the senses, making the experience more real.
Stories also have settings, places characters inhabit. We can see things from another's point of view. Who, What, Where, When, and Why. Let's get back to Louise Rosenblatt's distinction, which she made in 1938 in a book titled Literature as Exploration. But this time, I'll use language suggested by my former student, now a successful journalist, Darrell Fears.