Over the last couple of classes, I learned that in media there are three major, different types of news: soft news, hard news, and features. The difference between these three is minor yet they make a big impact on people. Hard news can be described as time conscious and fact-filled news. From reading several articles labeled under hard news, I observed the similarities. In these articles, the writers tend to write in short paragraphs to catch the reader’s attention. I believe hard news is almost like a message alert; a buzz where one can read it quickly and comprehend it without thinking. However, it seems most impactful when the message is delivered instantly. It also seems like topics that are crucial for the “world” to understand. Topics such as environmental issues, subjects affecting the economy or politics. Contrarily, soft news and feature articles seem to be about human interests such as sports, fashion or gossip. In my perspective, hard news steals most of the spotlight and soft news and features can be viewed as the background singers. To put it into literal terms, soft news and features are more like background information. They are stories that not everyone needs to know, it’s more from self-interests.