"Featured Story" or "Feature Story"

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Hello,

Would a special-article segment in a newsletter be better called
"Feature Story" or "Featured Story"?

Thanks.

[Pat Durkin]

<IComeIn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Would a special-article segment in a newsletter be better called
> "Feature Story" or "Featured Story"?

Both are used, with no particular criticism (US usage), though I think I
hear "Feature" more often than "Featured".

If you are asking for a title, rather than just a reference to a
particular column, I suggest that you not use the word "story", which
implies some kind of narrative, even fiction.

Weekly Feature, Special Feature. Replace "Feature" with "Item",
"Gossip",
"Report".

[Mark Wallace]

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> Hello,
>
> Would a special-article segment in a newsletter be better called
> "Feature Story" or "Featured Story"?

Whichever you like.

If you want details, to discuss the point with colleagues: "Featured story"
is a noun being modified by an adjectival participle, and "feature story" is
a compound noun. They both express the same intent, very understandably.