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human interest

NOUN
sob story
Synonyms
WEAK
emotional appeal hardship tale heartbreaker maudlin plea pathos schmaltz sentimentalism tale of woe tearjerker

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His investigation into cargo ship crews abandoned at sea was a finalist for the Overseas Press Club's top prize for human interest journalism, as well as a Gerald Loeb Award feature finalist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

"My films are not political, they are of human interest," Sudipto Sen, director of The Kerala Story, told the BBC last year.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Annie enjoys covering trends in human interest, LGBTQ+ issues and climate policy.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025

It’s just really hard because in some ways these are both human interest stories and legal stories.

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2024

The most dangerous reporters, from our standpoint, were the women who came to interview Mother for human interest stories.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey