Rafael Nadal wins Australian Open for record 21st major title.

Yesterday morning Rafael Nadal become the first men in tennis history to win 21 major titles. Now, he holds the record for most Grand Slams singles titles. He beat Daniil Medvedev,  2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, to wi the Australian Open.  This was an outstanding victory after coming back from two sets down. A few months ago he had surgery on his left foot, what ruled him out for the last part of the 2021 season, while recovering he did not know if could ever play again. Many people consider him as the tennis’ GOAT now.

• Print is the only media present in the story. There is a picture of Rafael Nadal celebrating.
• The main element of a story in this post is INTEREST. Many people or sports lovers want to know who win, who lose. They want to be informed about the best sports players.
• The main sub-element present in the story is PROMINENCE. Rafael Nadal is well known around the world.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-covid-beijing-winter-olympics-wealth-gap-rcna13584

TYPES OF MEDIA:

-Print: The news is presented in digital format, but offers the option of printing if necessary. includes a photograph at the bottom that exposes a person undergoing the covid test.

-Audio (no video attached): There are no audio-only media presented.

-Video: The news includes two videos of approximately two minutes related to the restrictions to contain the contagion in the Olympic winter games in Beijing.

-Interactivity: Through the NBC News website, the audience can interact with different links that direct them to other related news or world news. However, a large amount of unnecessary advertising is displayed that can distract the reader from the main idea of the news. The platform also allows you to share the news through applications such as Whatsapp, Reddit, Pocket, Flipboard, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and share through e-mail.

THE ELEMENTS OF NEWS:

-Relevance: The news handles a very important issue since it includes the problem of the pandemic, which has affected all people and the economy because with covid-19 the economy of people has changed significantly.

-Usefulness: It is useful information as it exposes people to the growing contagion of the covid-19 virus and how it affects all people regardless of their social class.

-Interest: It is interesting news because everyone is waiting for the winter Olympic games.

SUB NEWS ELEMENTS:

-Impact: It generates impact among social media users because Covid-19, economy, and Olympics games are the topic of the moment.

-Conflict: Conflict is generated in some users because the post highlights the differences in social classes that have been generated in China due to the pandemic, since the limits of social classes have become opposite extremes.

-Novelty: It has been a common topic in the last 3 years.

-Proximity: The news is located in Beijing but concerns the whole world.

-Timeliness: The news was published today January 31, 2022.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/1/27/22905404/jan-blachowicz-vs-aleksandar-rakic-scratched-from-ufc-columbus

This article is about how UFC Fighter Jan Blachowicz (Former 205 lbs Champion before losing it late last year to Glover Texeiria) has just sustained an injury before his fight with Aleksander Rakic in March, the fight is looking to be rescheduled  later this year.  This leaves the Columbus, Ohio card with not as much fan interest as before.

Form of Multimedia: Print

Main News Elements: Relevance and Interest

Sub News Elements: Impact, Prominence, Timeliness, Engagement, and Solutions

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article257809913.html

In this article from the Miami Herald, it explains how the city of Miami Beach plans to be much more inviting to spring breakers. Last year, Miami Beach looked like a military zone. The way police treated college kids on spring break last year went viral, with cop cars and even SWAT trucks everywhere. The post includes videos of the scene last year.  The city of Miami Beach plans to use influencers to welcome people to Miami Beach, and remind them to follow the laws.

The forms of multimedia in this article are,

Video, and Print (like still photos). It does not contain audio and interactivity.

The main news element present that is most important is,

Interest (Does your audience want to know this). It is most important because we are all college students and since we live in New York, we tend to vacation to Florida. This article also comes from the Miami Herald, so they are also telling youth in Miami how the city will approach their vacation this year.

The Sub Element(s) are

Conflict: Struggle between city officials and college students.

Timeliness: Spring break is coming up.

STORM WATCH: Saturday nor’easter could bring moderate, heavy snow (news12.com)

This news article informs about the upcoming snow storm Friday night into Saturday.  It tells which areas in the Hudson Valley will get the most snow.  The storm is evolving and moving at an unfamiliar rate so they cannot get a good read on it.  They will know more as the storm moves.  This is particularly interesting to me as the WCC Bowling team has tournaments this weekend and I hope they won’t get cancelled.  Westchester may get 4-8″ of snow. Putnam may get less, more like 2-4.” Our tournaments are in Putnam and Dutchess counties.

The types of media present in my article are:

Print -including maps

Video – a 2 minute video recap of  what is expected in the storm

Interactivity – there is animation in the weather maps and additional links to the Weather Center, Weather blogs and tracking.

Elements used:

Relevance, Usefulness and Interest are all important elements in the article.

Sub-Elements used:

Timeliness, Proximity, Impact and Solutions are all used in the news article.

https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=33139062

the ESPN article, “Eli Manning, Kurt Warner, others debate why Aaron Rodgers should(n’t) stay with Packers” utilizes print media and interactivity to convey its message. The article uses text to convey its story and photos to introduce narrators, establish ethos and remind readers of the events of last weekend’s divisional playoff round. Interactivity is used to provide links to other articles for more background info on players or teams that pertain to the article’s story.

The audience for this article is the NFL fan. Aron Rogers is one of the top Quarterbacks in the league and with a number of teams looking to fill or improve at his position over the offseason many fans are interested in his availability. This article is useful as it gives the average fan a better perspective of his thought process during this time, by having accounts from former players who endured similar situations as well as their reflections of that time for them. By having this “insider”  look into Rogers’ situation fans can be more understanding and can better guess the outcome Rogers’ will decide.

Given the proximity to the end of the Packers’ season, the article acknowledges that Rogers’ decision may be a while out. However, it capitalizes on Rogers’ notoriety and keeps his affair in the public view. Having laid out the solutions paved by some of his predecessors the article clearly aims to clarify the situation and provide a few likely outcomes in Rogers’ situation. The impact of this scenario could greatly alter the NFL for the duration of Rogers’ next contract wherever it may be, due to his prolific talent any team that he plays for will undoubtedly improve.