31189a - Learning activity 02
Sports today
• Search online for a sporting
event that happened last weekend.
• Find five different sites
that present information about the sporting result in different ways. For
example, you might find a blog written by a sports fan, an official website, and
video streaming and so on.
• What do the five sites do
differently?
• Who do you think they are
aiming their content at?
• Which is the most effective
in providing information about the event?
Answer
Last weekend went from Friday,
25th November to Sunday, 27th. I unfortunately don’t follow sport of any
kind (let alone what events occurred last weekend) so it is hard to know where
to start? . Anyway, I began by looking at Fox Sports[1],
because they had an events calendar whereby one can follow their preferred
sports (c/o News Corp Australia )[2].
The following events took place
last week (and some of which are still taking place).
v
23-December 7 Surfing Maui Women’s Pro, Honolua Bay , Hawaii
v
25-27 Tennis Davis Cup Final
v
25-27 V8 Supercars Sydney 500
v
26 Rugby Union Australia v Ireland , Dublin
v
26 Soccer Asian Champions League Final, 2nd Leg,
TBC
v
27 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Out of these events, I chose
the V8 Supercars Sydney 500 (which occurred between the 25th and 27th
of November this year). I don’t know
much about Motorsports, so I thought it would be a great idea to talk about
it. I also chose this event because it
is local to Sydney .
So what is the V8 Supercars Sydney 500?
This event is a must-see for
all V8 car enthusiasts[3]. It is held annually in Sydney at the Homebush Street Circuit in
Sydney Olympic Park. Previously, the
event occurred in Oran
Park
Here are five different websites
that covered the event.
Fox Sports
This article was up 13 hours’
ago (this morning) on Fox Sports: Jamie Whincup throws down gauntlet to Shane Van
Gisbergen for Supercars Sydney 500[4]. Fox Sports covered this and many other,
sporting events and is one of the leading producers of sports television
coverage of events here in Australia . It airs on many of the subscription (pay-TV)
sports channels and has its own website: www.foxsports.com.au
– where you can catch the news and anything else you might have missed[5]. It aims its content at sports fans and has
news articles, photographs and videos.
Speed Café
This is another web site that
offered coverage of this event: Axe
Falls
This web site[7] is
specifically for car racing and motor sports enthusiasts, and performs the same
functions as Fox Sports but probably goes into the motorsports in more detail.
Tiketek
This online booking site is
selling tickets to the 2016 event[8].
This site is one of the most experienced when it comes to ticketing and booking
live events[9]. Its target audiences are many and it performs
a specific service for people attending live events. Its presence is not only online but offline
also, where one can book through many different outlets.
ABC News
This news website (of the
Australian Broadcasting Commission) just published an article yesterday (1st
December) regarding the Supercars Sydney 500 event for this year: Sydney 500 to farewell
Supercars at Sydney Olympic Park[10]. The website for The Australian Broadcasting
Commission delivers news and information about its programs, and you can catch
up on apps like iView. However, the News
section delivers news from all around the world[11];
and the target audiences for this site are many, including sports fans.
Holden Racing Team
This team is one of the many
teams participating in the Supercars Sydney 500 event, and this article includes
the team’s participation in this race: Preview Sydney 500[12]. The web site is targeted specifically for
fans of the Holden Racing Team, where they can get up-to-date information on
the team – in this instance, the Sydney 500 is on right now, so even if you are
not watching the even on TV (or hearing about it through some other medium),
you can still find out the results[13]. For all the events that have happened this
year, there is a Season Calendar[14].
What site do I think is best?
If I were specifically following
car racing, and in particular, V8 supercars, then either the Speed Café or the
Holden Racing Team would be the best sites to choose for my information. If I were specifically a fan of the Holden
Racing Team, then I would choose that one for my information. However, if I wanted to follow other sports,
then Fox Sports would probably be my best bet.
[1]
Fox Sports (2016): 2016 Sports Calendar – Plan Your Entire Year, http://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/2016-sport-calendar--plan-your-entire-year/news-story/8a6f7a4bbcf64584800694ee0aa52fb0
[2]
News Corp Australia
(2016): 2016 Sports Calendar, http://resources.news.com.au/files/2016/01/04/1227696/941335-hs-file-2016-sports-calendar.pdf
[3]
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_500?oldid=742717385
[4]
Phelps, J (2016): Jamie Whincup Throws Down Gauntlet to Shane Van Gisbergen for
Supercars Sydney 500; http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/v8-supercars/jamie-whincup-throws-down-gauntlet-to-shane-van-gisbergen-for-supercars-sydney-500/news-story/5c2fb2e45f3fb8852c18bcbc3028dd1f
[5]
Fox Sports (2016): About Us, http://www.foxsports.com.au/about-us
[6]
Speed Café (2016): Axe Falls on Sydney Olympic Park Street Race, http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/03/22/axe-falls-on-sydney-olympic-park-street-race/
[7]
Speed Café (2016): Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint 2, http://www.speedcafe.com/event/sydney-motorsport-park-super-sprint-2/
[8]
Tiketek (2016): Coates Hire Sydney 500 Tickets, http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=SYD50016
[9]
Tiketek (2016): About Us, http://premier.ticketek.com.au/Content/aboutus/aboutus.aspx
[10] Browning, J (2016): Sydney
[11]
ABC News (2016): News, http://www.abc.net.au/news/
[12]
Holden Racing Team (2016): Preview Sydney 500, http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2016/news/story/?ID=2449&title=PREVIEW%20-%20Sydney%20500
[13]
Holden Racing Team (2016): Round Results – Sydney 500 Practice, http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2016/racing/results/
[14]
Holden Racing Team (2016): Season Calendar, http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2016/racing/calendar/
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