Article Analysis For PR Writing & Production
Opinion | Everyone should support Taylor Swift
I'm already an immediate fan of this article, because it's about Taylor Swift. But this is my opinion from an educational perspective.
Initially, I feel like there's a better title out there to draw people in - "Why those who hate Taylor Swift should love Taylor Swift" etc.
Initially as an editorial, she states that this is something her and her friends discuss, which sets the tone that this is a very her against the universe kind of article. Initially setting a bias between her and the readers.
The articles lovely but states everything that we already really know about Swift, and nothing truly new or outstanding to those who say would be opposed against her.
A way to specialize it would be to say find more personal and intimate quotes of those in Swift's life, or find more personalized ways Swift has affected individual people to create a more relatable bridge between the author of the article and the audience.
This is a huge topic, and I am happy that it is being discussed.
Initially the lede falls a little flat. Too much words, and it doesn't hit the point straightaway.
The words used in this article let me know that it is an editorial right away. The one hiccup about this is the amount of fluffy words without any sources or citations behind the writers beliefs on the subject.
Like when the author explains the traditional concept of masculinity, this could be mistaken as the authors own viewpoint, as there is no explanation as to where this traditional viewpoint stems from.
I do appreciate the statistics used later in the article from the World health Organization. This helps create the visual of how important the discussion is.
The author immediately draws in the audience by bringing forward the data on why this is such a trending topic and an important discussion to have by mentioning mean girls, which is a show I feel we've all watched or heard about.
The author mentions how psychologists discuss how girls are wired, but this information is never sourced. The mysterious information providers are just named "scientists.."
I like the editorial comparison of saying that a girl needs to be 'sugar, spice and everything nice.'
I would suggest to this author to switch the paragraphs around and discuss the quotes and students that she interviewed, then provide her own personal opinion instead of the other way around. This would help us relate to her words instead of feeling like they're being stuffed down our throats.