Profile
A profile is a personnal piece of writing which allows for description and subjectivity
– 8000 characters.
– Teaser and lead must make clear the journalist has met the person and that the story is a profile.
– More personal/intimate writing with reportage elements.
– A profile includes observations by the journalist regarding character traits, activities, motivation, feelings.
– Main picture should ideally be an illustration by our picture desk or a photo by one of our photo journalists/freelancer.
Examples
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‘The science of smell is simply amazing’
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