Excellence Reading feature stories News stories are essentially something happened stories. They generally begin with a short summary of the main facts in the headline and lead. Then the body tells the story in greater detail. If you turn to the Outlook section of the Bangkok Post , you will find another kind of story known as the feature .
Feature stories tend to be longer than news stories, and they go into their topics more deeply.
They are also less hurried and they often deal with subjects that are not found on the news pages. Instead of explaining what happened, feature writers are more likely to tell us what an interesting person or place is like, why a certain fashion or activity has become popular, or how we can improve our health. The difference in the style and content of news stories and features is obvious from a quick comparison. Look at the two stories below. You can tell the difference from the first few paragraphs.