The following video is a Fox News segment:
The Genre: News story, Human Interest
Audience: The University of Michigan community, Students, Administration, Ann Arbor Residence
Purpose: The purpose of this video is to try to uncover students' intention for participating in the Naked Mile. This segment was filmed during University controversy, apparently the administration disliked the tradition and encouraged every student not to participate in the run.
Stance: The segment depicts this particular Michigan tradition as nothing more than college angst. The reporter emphasized that the Naked Mile is a clear and fun tradition. The students argues that the run is a celebration of the end of the semester. The personal interviews highlight that most students will not remember the nudity.
I think this segment truly depicted the spirit of the Naked Mile. It showed that students had an event to look forward to and discuss after a long semester. Also it showed that the students embrace the tradition.
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This Fox News report regarding the Michigan “Naked Mile” Tradition depicts paths, logos, and ethos throughout the segment.
ReplyDeletePathos:
Pathos is triggered around 40 seconds once Fanchon Stinger introduced the hype or energetic Michigan students getting ready to run within the “Naked Mile.” Their introduction triggers the thought that these students are out of control and possibly intoxicated.
Nostalgic thoughts is triggered once the song “Gonna Fly Now,” also known as the Rocky Theme song, starts playing (after 1:05 minutes) because that song is iconic for working out and striving to achieve a goal. Also once the students started to their preparation for the run, it becomes apparent that this tradition is just for pure fun. Specifically, the music and cheering as the guys exit there apartment should remind any and all Michigan athletic fans that this event is equivalent.
Lastly, this segment should increase viewers’ mood before they are faced with global issues, minute 2:30.
Logos:
Since this is a segment from Fox News about the “Naked Mile,” the meteorologist weather prediction, upper 40s and a chance of rain, affects logos, it signals that is will be a cool and damp night. Also the Fox News logo and brand name is symbolic for reporting current events of importance, nationally and locally.
Ethos:
The title under Fanchon Stinger name states she “works for you,” this emphasizes that she is the reporter of the people. This statement connects her reports to human-interest segments. Also having Fox News highlight the “Naked Run” as a fun tradition is a nice distraction from stressful national concerns, 2:30 shows that the next segment is “Conflict in Kosovo,” and minimizes the notion that this tradition is controversial.