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In the field of journalism, a human-interest story is a form of news media that focuses on a particular person, group of people, culture or animals/pets in an emotional manner. Being a variety of soft news, human-interest stories are presented primarily for the entertainment of the viewer with the purpose of drawing an emotional response from them, usually in the form of sympathy, inspiration, humour or anger.
In the field of journalism, a human-interest story is a form of news media that focuses on a particular person, group of people, culture or animals/pets in an emotional manner. Being a variety of soft news, human-interest stories are presented primarily for the entertainment of the viewer with the purpose of drawing an emotional response from them, usually in the form of sympathy, inspiration, humour or anger.
The popularity of the human-interest format derives from the stories’ ability to put the consumer at the heart of a current event or personal story through making its content relatable to the viewer in order to draw their interest[1]. Human-interest stories also hold the role of diverting consumers from ‘hard news’ as they often are used to amuse consumers and leave them with a light-hearted story.
Human-interest stories have been critiqued as being subject to dramatization and sensationalism from the journalists who present/ publish them, and have been labelled as fictitious news reporting in an attempt to appear relevant to the viewer/ reader[2]. Human-interest stories are regarded by some scholars as a form of journalistic manipulation or propaganda, often published with the intention of boosting viewership ratings or attracting more sales[3].
The content of a human-interest story is not just limited to the reporting of one individual person, as they may feature a group of people, a specific culture, a pet or animal, a part of nature or an object. These reports may celebrate the successes of the person/ topic in focus, or explore their troubles, hardships. The human-interest story is usually positive in nature, although they are also used to showcase opinions and concerns, as well sometimes being exposés or confrontational pieces.