Profile writing

Page 57 of the book starts with a scenario that includes three different writers; a small group of students that are involved in a collaborative learning then one of the student publishes the project online, a news reporter in the community who is assigned to write a profile on mural projects and he decides to participate so as to get the true reflection and information that he needs in the report profile, the last scenario is in the work place where a public relations officer is assigned to write a profile about the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the corporation for its newsletter.

Page 58 of the book explains about profile writing and a profile is defined as “The outline or shape of a person’s face when viewed from the side and the traditional means profiling a person, place or activity by creating a visual portrait.” Profiles can be written concerning a person, a culture or an event. Every profile has a purpose and they are able to give a summary of the broad aspect thus most profiles have pictures attached. An example is where photographer Dorothea Lange used iconic photographs of the destitute migrant workers in 1930s.

For one to be able to write good profile, it is important for one to prepare well before putting anything down. When writing about a person or place, it would be wise to share some time with the person or visit the place a couple of times in order to get the experience and that makes the work easy. A writer writes a profile with many intentions in mind and most common intentions may be to inform the readers about some aspect of everyday life or surprise them with unusual subject.

The book has used three example of profile. The list of the three examples is; Brain Cable’s “The last stop”, John T. Edge’s “I’m not leaving until I eat this thing” and Amanda Coyle’s “The Long Good-Bye: Mother’s Day in Federal Prison”.
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