human interest

Example Sentences

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Swedish reporter Kim Wall disappeared in 2017 on assignment, covering what should have been a tame human interest story about a celebrity inventor and his latest contraption.

From Los Angeles Times

“While there have been a few fair stories, mostly human interest stories, those articles are not getting front-page placement or sent to app users via push notification like the irresponsible pieces are.”

From Los Angeles Times

Cornèr pointed to stories that feature on-the-ground reporting from countries like Senegal and El Salvador as one example of what she’d like her publication to do: highlight the “human interest element” and “emotions” of crypto.

From Slate

She also excelled in presenting human interest features.

From Los Angeles Times

Back in Washington, the white editors in charge of assembling the narratives into anthologies saw the ghost stories as something that could “provide color and human interest” for F.W.P. publications.

From New York Times