The
broad range of discourse across the media allows for individuals to express
their prevalent views on topics and issues in society, and in this case whether
or not college athletes should be paid. This range allows for diverse types of
voice, purpose, and media context; all the while allowing for different types
of audiences to find all kinds of articles for their pleasure or learning
experience. Formal and informal articles have their key differences that separate
them to convey different purposes. This is evident in how an informal magazine
like Complex would have a different
purpose compared to a more formal New
York Times article. My informal article has entertainment purposes, all the
while it keeps a common purpose of persuading the audience to be in favor of
paying college athletes. The purpose is different slightly in my formal article
in that while it has same view on persuasion, it elaborates on details, and
shows how to actually execute a plan to pay college athletes. The biggest part
of the issue is that the NCAA made
$989 million in 2014 alone, and the schools in the FBS, the top tier of
Division 1 football alone, made $2.7 billion dollars in revenue while accruing a
$1.3 billion profit. All the while the athletes fueling this multi million
dollar enterprise don't make a dime and have harsh restrictions against
donations or benefits of any kind. How
they use voice is how the articles differ; The Complex article uses more of a voice of like that of a conversation,
while the New York Times is a more of
an informational use. This is suited to the media context and audience in that Complex wants to grab the reader’s attention
and stay engrossed in the article of not as highlighted issue. This is not the
case for the New York Times article
in that it assumes the audience is more knowledgeable in the topic and uses
things like counterarguments to keep the audience to think and debate about the
topic. Between the two media sources it is obvious that voice and purpose is
dictated by the media’s context and targeted audience due to the articles clear
difference in these categories.
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