A subset of the more general human interest story, frowny-face journalism takes some boring, abstract, impersonal policy change or
social problem, takes a big photo of some sad children whose playcentre is closing, an old couple who are being forced out of their subsidised housing or, in this case, a recently
unemployed man losing his home(s). This way, readers
automatically know what to think about the story - generally 'awwwww'.