That and other media reports led to a gripping human interest story of determination.

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At the San Jose mine, the story of the 33 trapped miners has been described by more than one journalist as the global human interest story of the year.

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Each of the experiences was unrelated to the next one historic, one cultural, one economic, one technological, one a human interest story but he counted down as he went from anecdote to anecdote.

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The key, says Moore, is developing a human-interest story that can appeal to children and their parents.

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