human-interest story
[
hyoo
-m
uh
n-
in
-ter-ist, -trist
or, often,
yoo
-]
/ˈhyu mənˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst
or, often,
ˈyu-/
noun
1.
a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, designed to engage attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
Origin
1925-30