ABSTRACT
A newsletter/magazine story is a narrative that delivers facts on an important subject to a large, well-defined audience. A newsletter/magazine story usually can be read in one sitting and is designed either to inform or to entertain and inform. Most newsletters and magazines are considered niche publications. Niche publications target well-defined audiences whose members share a common interest. Newsletters and magazines exist as webpages and paper products. Newsletters are often distributed as email messages with links, and many digital magazines email their tables of contents, with links, to interested recipients. Newsletter/magazine stories ultimately will be formatted by a publication designer. Newsletter stories generally are short and tightly constructed. In most newsletters, space is at a premium. Magazine stories, however, can be longer and can more thoroughly develop a topic. Most newsletter and magazine stories fall into one of three categories: straight news stories or announcements, feature stories, and hybrid stories.
