Template For Public Audience Article Analysis

Running head: PUBLIC AUDIENCE ESSAY
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Name of the student
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TEMPLATE FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCE ARTICLES ANALYSIS
Data Entry
Questions
Name of the story: “Snacks after youth sports add more calories than kids
burn while playing”
URL of the story: https://theconversation.com/snacks-after-youth-sports-
add-more-calories-than-kids-burn-while-playing-study-says-129404
Date of Publication: The Conversation, January 23, 2020
Personal Evaluation
Questions
d) What type of narrative is the story?
The narrative of the respective article is in a “news” which means
that narration of information and current events which is presented
by the print, broadcast, internet or word of mouth to a third party or
mass audience. The respective article narrates the study of
adolescence obesity where the authors have studied how snacking
after youth sports adds more calories than the adolescents’ burn
during the play.
Effectiveness of title (hook): The title is effective because it directly
and straight forwardly states the main question of the article, which
is a trend in adolescent obesity.
Opening paragraphs (hook: problem/significance/context) The
opening paragraphs first talks about why staying active for both
children and young adults are necessary. In the second paragraph,
the authors jump into the main central theme of the article. Here,
the author starts discussing directly about what adolescence obesity
is like and chances of getting it through facts and figures.
Effectiveness of subheadings (structure/substance/flow): The
subheadings of the article breaks the article into halves giving

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particular information in it and it is well understood by the name of
the subheadings they have used, for instance, “Snack and Youth
sports”
Final paragraph (structure): The structure of the article is
(Introduction- body- conclusion) with problem statement,
observations, findings and arguments.
Overall clarity of take-home message: The clarity of take home
message is very clear with lucid understanding and easy language.
Overall quality of knowledge translation: Knowledge translation in
this assignment is above average and it has helped to give important
information to the audience.
Reflective question 120-word Reflection
The article “Snacks after youth sports add more calories than kids burn
while playing” is important for me as a student of mass media because
the way by which the article has been written is significant and teaches
me a lot about what journalism is actually. The article has provided the
readers with lots of information and facts in a way that the audience or
the reader gets and remains engaged in the contents. The content of the
article seems to be effective in giving insights and knowledge to the
audience. I have learnt how to write informative piece through the article.
I have learnt how to write an article with clarity and without much

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digression from the topic.
Data Entry
Questions
Name of the story: Concerned about concussions and brain injuries? 4
essential reads
URL of the story: https://theconversation.com/concerned-about-
concussions-and-brain-injuries-4-essential-reads-81656
Date of Publication: July 27, 2017
Personal Evaluation
Questions
d) What type of narrative is the story? The narrative of the
respective article is in a “news” where the author provides a
narration of information and current events which is presented by
the print, broadcast, internet or word of mouth to a third party or
mass audience. The article is in a questioning tone.
Effectiveness of title (hook) The title is effective because it directly
and straight forwardly states the main question of the article, which
is a trend in adolescent obesity.
Opening paragraphs (hook: problem/significance/context) The
opening paragraphs are engaging as it directly mentions the issue of
the article.
Effectiveness of subheadings (structure/substance/flow): The title is
effective because it directly and straight forwardly states the main
question of the article, which is adolescent neurological health.