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A human interest story is different from more traditional news stories in a number of ways.  While a traditional news story focuses on hard facts and data, a human interest story focuses on individual people or animals and the emotion tied to the circumstances they’re in.  A human interest story should have a focus, such as a person or even a companion animal, that has an experience that warrants telling their story. Identify the emotion the story incites.  Is your story a motivational tale?  Is it a recounting of someone’s personal tragedy? A human interest story can be used to garner support for a cause, change opinions on a topic or bring attention to an important topic that hasn’t received its fair share of press.  Identify what you aim to accomplish through writing your story.   You may want to create sympathy for a person that has experienced a tragedy. You may want to bring attention to a subject of importance. There may be an organization that is viewed in an incorrect light and you hope to shift perceptions of it. Human interest journalism is not without its detractors.  Because of its emphasis on emotion instead of facts, many people believe that human interest stories are manipulative in nature.  Identify common complaints about bad human interest journalism to avoid falling into the same mistakes.  Do not misrepresent the person you focus your story on or other people involved. Base your narrative on real events and the truth of what occurred, instead of what would make for a good story. While you may be creating your piece in support of a certain cause or organization, avoid language that depicts a clear bias.
Assemble the elements of your human interest story. Determine the purpose of your piece. Be aware of the objections to human interest journalism.