Category Archives: Newspapers

Feature Articles about People are Popular

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Charlotte Digregorio

Features about people are always in demand. We are naturally curious, and we love to read about other people who do interesting things. It’s uncommon to find people who don’t like to talk about themselves, if they have interesting lives. … Continue reading →

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Feature Writers: Use This Checklist

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Mark Twain often spoke of  writing in an unpretentious way,  simplicity of language, accuracy, and “naturalness.” These are points that should be uppermost in feature writers’ minds when they write for newspapers and magazines. Heed these key points about your … Continue reading →

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Feature Articles: Learn How to Humanize Them

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

What do we mean when we say humanizing the feature article? That can mean two things: writing in a human interest style, and often, dealing with incongruity. Human interest means that which interests people. That could involve, writing about other … Continue reading →

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Magazine Museum Fascinates Lovers of the Printed Word

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

Robert Katzman loves the printed word. His Magazine Museum in Skokie, Illinois, a North Chicago suburb, is just one of four back issue magazine stores in the country. It carries more than 100,000 newspapers and magazines dating back to the … Continue reading →

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