Comparative Analysis of 2 Newspaper Articles About Lance Armstrong Stepping Down as Ceo of Livestrong

Comparing two newspaper articles, one from a tabloid and one from a broadsheet will convey the different techniques that tabloids and broadsheets use to present stories. Media in general, aim to inform and interest the audience which consist of many different types. Diverse emotions and ideas are created by the media; foremost tabloids. Tabloids are papers like ‘The Sun’, ‘The Mirror’, ‘The Daily Mail’, ‘The Express’ and ‘The Star’. In contrast to these are broadsheets like ‘The Times’, ‘The Guardian’ and ‘The Daily Telegraph’. Broadsheets are often known as the ‘quality press’ being more informing and formal in the manner they convey information and news stories.

The purpose of this report is to analyse journalism practices employed in newspaper reporting across different outlets and to analyse if the practice was in line with the media

Newspapers and other forms of news are very vital communication methods in the world today. The goal of news is to sell us their ideas by being biased and talking about how their idea is best. News can give us biased information although, the viewer could do further research on the

" That shows you the successful way of earning your reputation. Lance Armstrong was revoked from all his life rewards, earnings, and he was also banned from cycling. According to UCI president Pat Mccquaid ,"Armstrong tested positive for illegal supplements, drugs, and blood transfusions". It shows you the difference between a successful American Dream and a cheated filthy American

Despite being printed for the same date, in this case January 30th, 2014, the distinction can still be made, and by this it can be said that if the titles of the newspapers were removed it would not be hard to distinguish one from the other. By placing the front page of the New York Times (NYT) and of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) side by side, the reader can piece together few similarities and a greater amount of contrast between the two. These are especially true when looking at the stories that were covered, the amount of space some stories took compared to others, and the slants many of the headlines took.

I first learned about this topic on a television show I watch called Hawaii 5-O. The episode had a group of athletes that were blood doping in order to win bicycling races and to get a leg up on escaping the police after robbing their targets. It briefly explained what the group was doing, and why it made them have better stamina and bettered their athletic abilities. Then when Lance Armstrong was accused of many different types of performance enhancing drugs, he admitted to using blood doping among other techniques. He used the method of blood doping that utilizes EPO, which is a hormone that is produced in the kidney for RBC production. He was stripped of all the Tour de France titles in his possession and the bronze medal he won in the Olympics.

To begin with, in both articles they have many identical similarities. The alike in both stories are that they both tell a story about struggling refugees. They both wanted to go to the United States of America. They both came from a horrible war zone and had to sacrifice many things. They have seen folks being ripped apart from each other. Trying to be aware and waiting for the next attack. These articles both have many similarities, but when there are similarities, there are differences.

Scholarly source and magazine articles may share a common level of knowledge on a certain article topic; some magazine articles can be written by a journalist with an extensive knowledge on the article subject (Academic Journals, n.d.). Some magazine articles are to inform the public on its

From the top of the golf charts to the nadir of social perspective, Tiger Woods has captivated America on multiple occasions without doubt. For every golf tournament win he has, there seems to be an equal amount of mistresses he had. It seems that as he rose to the pinnacle of stardom, the easier it became for Woods to fall into the traps of sex and drugs that have ensnared so many. From the moral degradation of Woods came the collapse of multiple journalistic standards. Shoddy reporting became common when dealing with the multitude of women alleging involvement with the sports star, and sports writers became tabloid journalists seemingly overnight. Two articles that comprise Donna Barbie’s The Tiger Woods Phenomenon illustrate these aspects of the collapse of Tiger Woods: “Painful Pleasures” by Jonathan French and “Responsible Adults in the Toy Department” by Steve Master. Both articles depict how Tiger Woods strayed from getting pleasure from golf to the easier high of drugs and sex, and how concurrently the journalistic world switched from well researched stories to easier sensationalized tabloids of the once proud golf star.

He lost sponsorships from SRAM, as well as Nike, Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser, Trek bicycles, Honey Stinger and Radio Shack. Many people lost respect for him after he denied blood doping for so long, that when he actually came out and said that he did cheat, it was a shock that someone such as Lance Armstrong could manage to lie to everyone about this to their faces. His “super-human” image took a big hit, but nonetheless he still is one of the most respected people when it comes to the work he has put in toward the research and development of cancer preventions and the attention that was brought to the sport of cycling. Try naming a few other cyclists, if you sit there and can only come up with the name of Lance Armstrong, you would be like most people in

This paper explores the novel Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh, who published the novel at the end of 2012. This novel is about Walsh’s journey as he follows Lance Armstrong and his life as a cyclist for 13 years as Lance deals with critics and skepticisms about his correlation with doping. Lance Armstrong was a glorified athlete who won many Tour de France titles after conquering testicular cancer. He was widely appreciated for cycling, but many people were questioning how he was able to make such a comeback after his cancer diagnosis. This book explores what happens from David Walsh’s point of view and the struggles he had to face as a Tour de France sports journalist: whether he should just celebrate Armstrong’s victories or question his usage of drugs. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief summary of the novel, and to reflect on the novel while still linking it to the issues and concepts of drugs and cheating in sports.

When it comes down to it he took steroids and testosterone and because of it won seven consecutive Tour De Frances. He won his first in 1999 and won every year up to and including 2005. He had been accused of drugs many times but every time he blatantly lied and said he had never taken any illegal substances. There had been many investigations and many old teammates planned to testify against him. But he kept pleading innocent. On August 24, 2012, the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Association) stripped him of his seven Tour wins and all honours won between 1999 and 2005 and they banned him from sport for life. He then came out in an interview with Oprah about all his past drug uses. This is totally unacceptable and is sending unacceptable messages to children as celebrities or sportspeople influence them a lot when they are young. He is influencing them that drugs are okay and that lying is acceptable. Therefore it is clear that Lance Armstrong is an appalling role model as he promotes lying and drug

Tiger Woods has a talent and passion for the sport in which allowed him make a lasting impact on the world of Golf. Unfortunately, his fame and fortune has not always brought him success. After confessing to have had over 120 affairs’, he has completely ruined the reputation built on the very foundation of being a tremendously gifted athlete, and role model for young, aspiring athletes worldwide. There can be an array of speculation revolving around his affairs, but the main idea behind all this controversy, can be traced back to the hubris created by greatness. There is without a doubt that the fame created from being an international superstar formed the basis for his actions since he had admittedly confessed it himself. On February 19, 2010, Woods gave a televised apology to his fans, friends, and family. He apologized for his actions by

Lance Armstrong used to be an elite cyclist and a seven-time Tour de France winner. In addition, he was regarded with a stellar reputation not only due to his cycling prowess, but Armstrong was also a cancer survivor and served as an inspiration to anyone with the disease. However, he was destroyed by a doping scandal and was unable to rebuild his reputation. For example, Frederick Allen, the lead editor of Forbes.com, stated “Lance Armstrong admitted a lot of wrongdoing during his 90-minute interview with Oprah Winfrey tonight, but he did almost nothing to win back the sympathy of the world.” Armstrong had his trophies pulled, his sponsors denounced him, and most importantly, Armstrong had his good reputation taken away.

On Nov. 26, 2009, Woods and his wife, Nordegren, then 29, were hosting his mother for Thanksgiving at their $2.4 million mansion in Windermere, Fla., near Orlando. The day before the newspaper The Enquirer posted an article on the front page that would change his life forever. The banner headline read “Tiger Woods Cheating Scandal.” Inside was a spread detailing Woods’ months-long affair with a New York City nightclub hostess named Rachel