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human interest
human interest n (Journalism & Publishing) (in a newspaper story, news broadcasting, etc) reference to individuals and their emotions Translationshuman interest
human interestArousing interest or concern or sympathy for an occurrence or a person. The term appears most often in connection with a journalistic story and has been employed so much it qualifies as a cliché. Seemingly very modern, it was actually used in 1860 by Charles Dickens in an article in which he said that he traveled for the sake of human interest. See also: human, interest |