Please Do Now:
- Read the following article: http://www.alligator.org/articles/2009/01/28/sports/basketball/090128_hoops.txt
- And then this one: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iQEg121xiYXYqkOKmdI7sIRHcYsw
- In what style are these articles written? How can you tell?
- What differentiates the reporting in these articles? What is unique about how each article was reported?
Today students will:
- Review sports reporting techniques.
- Continue reporting.
- Finish first drafts.
Tonight’s homework is:
- First drafts due Friday.
21 responses so far ↓
allisonnovack // January 28, 2009 at 6:03 pm |
The first article was written giving lots of biased words and opinion. It used metaphors and analogies such as when the author wrote that the situation was like a cinderella story. All of the quotes address positive sides of the article which gave it more of an opinionated feel. The second article was a news story and gave a lot of facts sourced from experts who have studyed the people and their injuries.
Alexandra Barberio // January 28, 2009 at 6:05 pm |
Hi.
nadineg2012 // January 28, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
In “UF to host reigning SEC Tournament Champion Georgia” the author expressed his opinion that Georgia was like the Southeastern Conference’s Cinderella last season. He ran with that literary device throughout the beginning of the article and used some show-not tell. The author found lots of relevant statistics and spoke to the team’s coach, Billy Donovan.
“Sports-related concussion can affect mental processes later in life: study” was written like a news story. It was objective, factual, and had an inverted-pyramid structure. The author researched medical terms and medical studies and spoke to those involved in the medical studies.
lenac2011 // January 28, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
In the article about the UF basketball team, the writer reported the article by getting in touch with the coach, by either going to the game or getting someone to tell them about how the game went, getting information on how the previous games of the season have gone and stats on the players. I think this article is a news article because the information is very clearly put and it just basically tells you what is going on.
In the article about sports injuries the writer completed a study of former university athletes, interviewing people who specialize in the topic, and researching background information. This article is a features article because it is not a new event but it has been going on for a long time and has long term effects.
7y13r // January 28, 2009 at 6:11 pm |
The first article was, in my opinion, an opinion. (Haha.) It used several biased words as well as clever analogies and metaphors. The second article was significantly more dry, as well as being more fact oriented. So, I feel it was more opinion based
xkatastrophe // January 28, 2009 at 6:11 pm |
The first article was written more as a feature because of the biased words, witty phrases, and playful language, such as “roller coaster week”, “cinderella story”. There were no real paragraphs paragraphs and a quote or two; it was really broken up and short. The second one was not about a sports team to my surprise and I found it interesting how it was written as a news piece but was not boring. It had a lot of facts and kept the reader well informed by using quotes from experts on the study and remained objective.
biancac2010 // January 28, 2009 at 6:12 pm |
The first article is written in a more excited tone while the other article is written in a serious tone. These different tones both go according the articles subject. The first is written in a news format, while the other is written in a feature format, yet both giving statistics and information. The first article seems to be reported by sports fan it seems more formal. The second article comes from a University that has conducted research to make a statement on mental health.
patrickquinlan // January 28, 2009 at 6:12 pm |
“UF to host reigning SEC Tournament Champion Georgia” was a news story about what is coming up for the UF gators. The other story “Sports-related concussion can affect mental processes later in life: study” is a news story, with more of a features feel, as it was covering the findings of a report and talking about something that doesn’t happen at any one event. the first story is much different from the second because it is actually about sports, while the second only pertains to athletes and doesn’t cover any actual sporting event. The gator story is unique because, while it was written about the gators and showing the gators side of the story, it was an objective piece. the Canadian story was unique because it was just presenting the findings of a report.
brittanywaserstein // January 28, 2009 at 6:12 pm |
The first article starts off by talking about the team and by giving statistics. Throughout the article they used many quotes and analogies/metaphors when talking about the cinderella story and the glass slipper. The second article gave many facts concerning injuries from experts in that area. This article used quotes as well but it sounded more like telling the news one fact after another.
Lauren Peterson // January 28, 2009 at 6:13 pm |
The first article was written was very biased and opinionated. It used metaphors and analogies such as when the author wrote that the situation was like a cinderella story. All of the quotes address positive sides of the article which gave it more of an opinionated feel. The second article was a news story and gave a lot of facts sourced from experts who have studyed the people and their injuries. They refrained from having their opinion interfere with their writing, and wrote about a more scientific side of sports. It had to do with medical purposes, linking concussions that have been had at an early age to brain capacity loss now, so many years later.
hrynor // January 28, 2009 at 6:13 pm |
The author of “UF to host reigning SEC Tournament Champion Georgia” used several biased words within the article, clearly stating his opinion on the subject. He discussed what to expect in the coming games. This article was written in a sports opinion piece type article, and I can tell by the way the author uses biased words clearly showing the favored team. It was written in an excited tone, as the author cheered on his team to victory. The second article, “Sports-related concussion can affect mental processes later in life: study” is a news story, as it posses all the characteristics of a news story and is not biased, just as a news story should be. Both articles gave the statistics related to their articles, whether or not it supported their “team.”
jessekirk11 // January 28, 2009 at 6:14 pm |
The first article is written as a News article. This is evident in the fact that it is unbiased and reports statistics, facts, and events from previous games as well as future games. The second article is a feature because it tells about something that has been going on for an extended period of time, and is not necessarily a specifically timed event.
The first article differs from the second in that it features quotes from team members and coaches, and a description of past events. The second article has statistics about concussions.
hrynor // January 28, 2009 at 6:16 pm |
carmenk2012 // January 28, 2009 at 6:18 pm |
The first article was written in a more opinionated fashion, but was based on a current event, making it fall into the news article category. The second article was cold, hard facts listed from studies and professionals, and was also a current event. So that would make it fall into the news category as well. The writer of the first article only interviewed one man, Donovan, and could have gotten the rest of the information in his article from the internet. The writer of the second article would have has to do much more reporting. His information would have not been accessable from the internet. He would have has to at least make some phone calls and delve further than the writer of the first article would have had to.
madisonjsanders // January 28, 2009 at 6:21 pm |
The ‘UF to host reigning SEC Tournament Champion Georgia’ article contains elements similar to that of a feature article because it is less formal, yet presents the reader with stats and facts regarding a particular thing (in this case, basketball). The ‘Sports-related concussion can affect mental processes later in life: study’ article contains elements similar to that of a news article because it is a more formal piece for the purpose of informing readers of serious health problems with sports. These two articles are the same in the sense that they have news article qualities, yet differ because of formality of presentation. I found the comparison of the Georgia Bulldogs to a Cinderella story to be unique in the ‘UF to host reigning SEC Tournament Champion Georgia’ article because it was a perfect metaphor because the underdog team (Cinderella) won the prize in the end (the prince). In the ‘Sports-related concussion can affect mental processes later in life: study’ article, I was shocked to learn that subjects who had been concussed only once or twice in their early adulthood showed a decline in their attention and memory and a slowing of some of their movements compared to athletes who had not had the brain-rattling injuries, according to DeBeaumont.
Ray Lowenstein // January 28, 2009 at 6:22 pm |
Ii thought that the first story was alittle opinionated, but i would consider it a news story becasue it wasnt opinionated that much and it did have alot of information. The second story was defanatly a news story. It was un-opinionated, was very factual, and gave plenty of information.
Kelsey Sumalla // January 28, 2009 at 6:32 pm |
The first article was written in a news like fashion stating all the stats of the teams and trying to not be opinionated, although, they were clearly supporting the gators.
The second article seemed more report like as it was discussing everything as a report.
jessicaw2010 // January 28, 2009 at 6:32 pm |
The first article was reported with many quotes from Donovan, who was the coach of the UF team. The author used phrases such as ‘make sure the glass slipper no longer fits’ to try to refer to his main idea. The author also used a lot of biased words and his opinion quite frequently. The second article was more of a news story. You could tell that the author knew what he was talking about.
alicel2011 // January 28, 2009 at 6:33 pm |
The first piece is a features article. The article is talking about the Southeastern conference and how Georgia won. The piece has relevant information. But it is written a little in an informal way. Like when it makes reference to the cinderella soty and “taking away the shoe”. The second piece is a news article. It is straight to the point. It has statistics and is in the inverted pyramid style.
rachelcoller // January 28, 2009 at 6:38 pm |
“UF to host reigning SEC Tournament Champion Georgia”
This article was a news article. It did have some elements of features like the analogy of Cinderella, but it mostly gave the facts. The reporter used the coach as a main source. It was also obvious that the internet was used to find out the stats.
Canada Article
This was also a news article. It had a news lede (adressed who, what, when, where, why, how) Unlike a features story it didn’t profile one specific person. The author used medical studies, medical terms, and spoke to people who were knowledgeable in that area.
Kelsey Sumalla // January 28, 2009 at 6:44 pm |
The second article was more like a news article as well. It had a news lede and reported on something new. The article was unbiased and more serious