TexasMonthly-Gentrification
-Module Three-
Karolina Juarez
Jose Valdez
Introduction
- Jose and Karina used the website Texas Monthly to explore both regional and local ongoing issues involving gentrification and documented their overall experience.
Introduction
LOGOS
- The website includes several categories to inform visitors of several topics.
LOGOS
- Within the categories there are subcategories which are more specific regarding the main topics.
- Aside from solely including news articles, the website also includes guides in regards to dining and activities.
LOGOS TEXASMONTHLY WALKTHROUGH
- When initially opening the website, the home page is filled current trending events partaking in Texas.
Website Walkthrough
- As the website is navigated, there are many different categories that the reader can explore and can then proceed to explore each individual article by clicking on them.
- Moreover, the website includes a tab at the top and bottom at all times with serveral topics and categories to navigate the website more efficiently.
Article Walkthrough Texas Monthly
- Once the reader clicks on a certain article, they are taken to it and are immediately prompted with the authors name, the date of the publish and the amount of comments readers have made.
Article Walkthrough
- At the bottom of the article the reader can see ongoing comments in regards to the article aswell as suggestions on other articles.
ETHOS
- The articles include different perspectives while still using credibility of important figures (government officials)
- Articles use time-relevant information, issues that are surfacing and important to discuss
- The articles provide statistics and timestamps to ensure relevance
ETHOS
ETHOS
- The articles focus on the entertainment aspect and could be biased for entertainment purposes
Title
PATHOS
- The striking images draw the user in and make the articles appealing
- The font for the headlines are bold and eyecatching
- Appeal to emotion is present in the psychological language of each headline
PATHOS
- The articles in the website have appeal to emotion through attention-grasping headlines
- The headlines for the articles use emotion to pursuade importance of information
- The articles convert important information into a form of entertainment.
Who is the website trying to reach?
PURPOSE AND GOAL
- The website more so attempts to reach the overall population of the state of Texas
- This is done by including different articles regarding both individual cities aswell as the entire state of Texas
- The website impacts readers by providing them with both textbook facts and personal experiences.
- This can then help the reader form a stronger opinion, or even give them a new perspective.
- The website also has a comment section in which locals can communicate on the issues described.
References
- Texas Monthly. (2019). Texas Monthly. https://www.texasmonthly.com/
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