UKC - Feature Writing
- Offered byFutureLearn
Feature Writing at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹900 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Feature Writing at FutureLearn Course details
- This four-week course will help you explore the feature landscape to help you understand the crucial difference between a news story and a feature
- Learn how feature writers get their ideas as you discover the importance of research and valuable sources. With this understanding, you'll put what you have learned into practice and complete an exercise to get the ideas flowing for your own feature
- Delving into the key components of a feature article, you'll learn the best techniques for interviewing people to help take your ideas and turn them into long-form pieces
- Examine different types of features to understand their common principles before being guided through a practical exercise to help you learn key structural tips
Feature Writing at FutureLearn Curriculum
Feature writing
Welcome to feature writing
What is a feature?
Where do features appear?
Where do you get your ideas from?
Weekly wrap up
Vital ingredients for feature writing
Welcome to Week 2
From ideas to research
Pitch an idea for a feature
Planning a longer interview
Preparing for your own long-form interview
Weekly wrap up
Constructing a feature
Introduction to Week 3
How to construct a feature
Approaches to feature structure
Create an 'intro' to a feature
Weekly wrap up
Opinion columns, blogs and reviews
Introduction to Week 4
Shades of opinion or 'ranting reporters'?
What makes a good opinion column?
Writing riveting reviews
Ethical and legal dilemmas or problems when giving opinions
Write a review, opinion column or 'newsy blog'
End of Course 3
Other courses offered by FutureLearn
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?