Research Report

The following are ten sources I plan on using for my video project for Project 3.

Audience Question: How is the research process going? Have you found a wide variety of sources?

Author Response

Make and format your own resource list or annotated bibliography for Project 3. Feel free to make it in Google Drive or another word processing space and hyperlink to it from your blog.

Your goal is to gather TEN sources for Project 3.

Please provide us with an entry for each of your TEN sources, that gives the information requested below. So, there should be 10 entries for this blog post:

1.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"The U.S. women's soccer team is blaming the wrong evil federation"by Jeff Spross. Published by The Week.	He has experience working at ThinkProgress. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin.	The target is towards people who are interested and unaware in the topic. "Here's further damning proof: FIFA awarded the U.S. national women's team $2 million for their 2015 World Cup win. But it gave the German men's team $35 million for winning the World Cup in 2014, and $8 million to the U.S. men's team for losing in the first round that year." "Over the years, women soccer players in America have endured slights male players have not, such as poor accommodations (complete with bedbugs in one instance) and cheap fake turf. But the pay issue, right on the heels of the national women's team World Cup victory in 2015, appears to have been the final straw."	Suggest that the female soccer players are blaming the wrong people. " Already infamous for its corruption scandal last year, FIFA is who Lloyd and company should be targeting. "But while the players have a legitimate grievance, they might be aiming at the wrong target."	The source is published in a reliable website such as The Week AND the source was published in a recent date.

2.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"Women’s soccer players sue over wage gap" by PBS Newshour on Youtube.	The source is a credited public network. The author is funded by the government.	The fact that the video was published on a public news network indicates its audience is for the general public. The video explaining various athletic terms indicates the content to be for the common viewer.	The author immediately starts the video with the main idea of the segment. The video also uses visual statistics of wages to appear as credible.	The source has reasonable data that could be used in the project  It has certain visual evidence that could support the side in favor of wage equality.

3.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"U.S. Women's National Soccer Team players fight for equal pay" by CBSN on Youtube.	The author is a branch of the CBS which is a well recognized news network. The author are professional journalists and analysts.	The author is branched from a national network such as MSNBC. The video is produced in the morning to an audience that tends to get its news in the morning.	The source is trying to present the interview of these athletes in a presentable manner. The source wants to give across the message of why these women are filing a complaint.	The source seems to be unbiased and straight faced toward the subject. The content is presented in a program which has other subjects to worry and cross through (So no time for bias).

4.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"US Women’s Soccer Team: It’s Our ‘Responsibility’ ‘To Push For Equal Pay’ | TODAY"  by Today on Youtube.	The Today show is a nationally recognized show that has been on the air for several years. The show is branched by a cable news network.	The audience is the general viewer of television since the show covers several subjects everyday. The audience are unaware people on the soccer subject.	The purpose is to display the position of the female athletes on their reason for complaining. Also, the source wants to show what the women will do to take action.	The source is on a respected show and the fact the athletes came out on the show backs up their credibility.

5.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"Why FIFA gives women less prize money than men" by CBS news.	CBS news is long running news network that has earned the viewership it has established. The author presents content in a presentable manner.	The target audience are a general audience that watches news on a daily basis. The audience may also well be uneducated since the video explains every term.	The purpose is to resonate why men earn more than women in sports.

6.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"U.S Women's Soccer Team Makes 11X Less Than The Men" by Forbes on Youtube.	Forbes is a well known corporation. Forbes is a long time running organization.	The source is targeted at an audience who follows the Forbes youtube site. The intended audience are people interested in the opinion of female soccer players.	The source is just trying to display the opinion of the athletes in a raw format. Notice how the players are given their honest answers on the spot.	The source is from a reliable author as well as the content was produced in front of a live audience.

7.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"Women make less money: The World Cup edition" by HLN	HLN is a cable channel. Cable channels must be credible to an extent or else they would not be on cable.	The audience is for people interested in finance. Audience is intended for people of sports.	To demonstrate the economic difference between male and female world cup. To demonstrate an inequality in men and women soccer players.	The video was presented by a reliable author. Video presented evidence hardcore.

8.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"Women in pro soccer play for love of the game, but not much money | Mashable" by HLN.	HLN is a cable channel. Cable channels must be credible to an extent or else they would not be on cable.	The audience is for online content users. The audience is for people looking at how female soccer players thrive to survive.	To show the low paid female players. To show the life of low rated female soccer player.s	The video was placed on cable and the video has raw content from athletes themselves.

9.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"World Cup pay gap: Here's why it's justified." by American Enterprise Institute.	The American Enterprise Institute is a long established news producer. The author has a respectable following.	The audience I imagine are certain feminists (given by the name of the segment). The audience must be people who are into the equality of gender in sports.	The purpose is to debunk the gender inequality gap between female and male athletes in general. The purpose is also to point out the economic differences both genders produce on their sports.	The woman of the video speaks in an unbiased tone and presents credible evidence and facts.

10.

Title, author & host of source [+2]	The source’s author(s) [+2]	The target audience for the source [+2]	The source’s main purpose or message [+2]	Any important contextual details [+2]	Total 10 points
"Top Female Players Accuse U.S. Soccer of Wage Discrimination" by New York Times by Andrew Das.	Andrew Das has covered various subjects on soccer. He is the soccer editor of the NYT.	The audience tends to be general readers of the Times as the author explains certain soccer terminology. The author goes on a length to demonstrate the impact the women have had on the game.	To demonstrate the wage gap between female and male players. Mentions revenue numbers each gender made during their world cup runs. Demonstrates the levity of the World Cup of women in terms of the world.	The source is from a trusted newspaper such as the New York Times and is created by the editor of soccer from the publisher.

Rhetorical Analysis of Project 3

The following is my analysis of the Project 3 and some concepts that I need to focus on.


Author Response

Explain, with some specificity, your answers to the below questions for the different elements of your rhetorical situation for Project 3. Feel free to fill this blog post bit by bit as you conduct research and determine how you plan on responding to the project assignment. You may not know all the answers to these questions right away, without time to research and reflect.

Author.

1)How will you draw on any or some of the following for Project 3? Be specific about how your plans for Project 3 connect to some previous, current or burgeoning interest of your own, such as...
your own general research interests.

For Project 3 I will be focusing on the U.S. women's soccer team file complaint about unequal pay. I am a fanatic of sports, mainly soccer and so that is how the subject connects with me. 

  2.  What are the preconceptions, previously held opinions and/or potential areas for
               personal bias that you should be aware of for Project 3? What about any of the
               following?

I understand there might be some bias in favor the women's team getting unequal pay compared to the men's team since I know they have performed way better than them in the past couple of years. That being said, I also have a bias toward equality for women and everyone in general.

Audience.

Based on your plans for Project 3, answer the following…

1)How are you thinking about your audience for this project? Who are you going to make this for? Describe them.

I am most likely making this project for adolescents in college who most I assume could care less about soccer.....and women's soccer at that. They do enjoy sports for the most part, so I have a niche there.

2) What beliefs and assumptions might this audience already hold? What position are they likely to take on this issue? How will you respond to that position?

I believe most of them do believe in equal pay for everyone and for women's rights. I believe they will most likely be in favor of the women being paid equally. I will want to show them some counterarguments as to why the women are being treated fairly compared to the men.

3)How might they react to your argument?

I think they will respond with respect and positive feedback.

4)How are you going to relate to or connect with your audience? Are there any specific words, ideas or ways of arguing that will help you relate to them in this way?

I am planning on doing so using patriotic persuasion. As in, display the soccer team as American heroes who deserve to be payed on par with the men's side. Also, I am thinking of using an analogy example of sorts that will allow the audience to feel closer to these women.

5)Think of one specific person or a set of people you know personally or professionally who fall within the definition of ‘target audience’ you’re using for Project 3. What could you tell them or say to them in order to convince them of your perspective? What would need to happen for them to agree with you?

I would demonstrate to them simply what the women's team has won compared to the men in the last 5 years. What would need to happen is for me to show the side by side comparison of salaries and then show the titles and awards of the men and women soccer players in the last half decade.

Purpose/Message.

1)What do you want to accomplish with Project 3? What affect do you want it to have on your intended audience? For instance:

I hope my project implements the idea to the audience that the current generation of U.S. women's soccer is possibly the best we have ever had and they deserve more recognition in the U.S. 

Also, I hope they understand that they should get paid a bit more than they are right now due to their excellence on the pitch.

2)Now that you’ve done all your research and figured out what you think about the
controversy you’ve chosen, what still needs to be accomplished? For instance:

I think what still needs to be accomplished is to compile more footage of the economic statistics of female American soccer players compared to that of the Men's as well as some quotes from female players such as Hope Solo and Alex Morgan.

Context. What are the particular circumstances surrounding this assignment?

Some circumstances surrounding this project are that this project is revolving around a contemporary issue and it is getting plenty of articles written about it. The assignment is based on sports and therefore I feel the project should contain footage of some sport like soccer.

What genre?

1)What course genre will you be writing in for Project 3?

For this project I plan on using the video as the course genre.

2)What kinds of audience expectations come along with this genre, generally?

Generally, the audience expects to be educated visually and with audio over the subject of the project. Minor text is expected from the video genre (unless transition titles or credits are involved).

3)What is your history working in the genre you have selected for Project 3?

In the past I have created videos for personal enjoyment and for high school projects. When it comes to using video editing software, I only have the basic skills to use it.

4)Describe your comfort level and general feelings about the genre. How will they affect your work on Project 3?

I feel alright about the genre. I have slight concerns over what I am going to be able to record or if I am even going to actually produce visual content for this video. I might just have to collect video sources from online and scrap them up into a well produced video.

5)What are the two most effective conventions in this genre, in your opinion? Why? Be specific.

I believe the most effective conventions are transition titles and sound. Transition slides give the audience a narrative guide to follow through the video in order to understand where they are in the video and well sound is a key instrument in video as it can set the mood for what the video is displaying.







When?

1)Are there any historical events that might impact how your audience perceives your argument or the kind of background information or evidence you need to include? For instance, does media reporting on any of the following involve your issue/subject for Project 3?

To some extent media reporting does have an affect on project 3. More specifically, the media coverage of the U.S. women's soccer team winning championships and some quotes from people such as Alex Morgan.

 

2. Who else is talking about this topic? Provide us with working hyperlinks to coverage of the controversy on FOUR different media outlets.

Khon2 is speaking about the file complaint made by women soccer players.

Fortune magazine is speaking about the complaint.

Today is on the complaint.

NewsOK is on the matter as well.

3. What are the three or four major counter-arguments you’ll have to respond to, based upon what people are saying in the press/media? Be specific and cite your sources using working hyperlinks.

These women are complaining against the wrong evil. These women should be complaining to FIFA who distribute the money with the U.S. soccer federation.

The women have a smaller fan base than the men's soccer team.

The women bring in less revenue than the men's soccer team.