The two articles that I chose to analyze were both published on the same day about Lindsey Vonn's skiing debut at the Vancouver Olympics. They were published by the Star Tribune on Feb. 17, 2010. The first article is about how Vonn is ready to take the challenge of downhill skiing after a recent shin injury. The second article is about how Vonn won her first Olympics gold despite having her injury.
In the leads, both articles focus on the fact that Lindsey is fighting a bruised shin even after she won her gold medal. The also both state that Vonn will take part in skiing at the Olympics. With this in mind, the two leads do not differ that much with the facts that are in it, but the tone in which the two leads are written in makes the difference with how the article is read. The first story is written to make you worry and have anticipation about what Vonn's ski run is going to be like and the follow up story makes you proud of her for finishing the run in first place despite an injury.
The main news in the first article is summarized by saying how luck has been on Vonn's side as weather has caused rescheduling of many events, including the downhill skiing event Vonn would be competing in. It also states that she is expected to win as many gold medals in all her runs as possible. In the second article it continues to explain how after just one event and winning gold, Vonn will continue to surprise people and be the Michael Phelps of the winter Olympics by winning only gold. The article also states that there was nothing that could stop her, even the pain, from winning her gold reflecting upon the previous article where she said she would have to fight through the pain to win.
The second story really takes a step forward in giving people hope that Lindsey Vonn will go on to win every event that she will compete in in her remaining time at the Winter Olympics. It pulls information from the first article, which caused some fear and doubt in readers, into the second article and used it to create excitement. It also gives the days and events which Vonn will be competing in in the next few days to encourage others to watch, hopefully winning more gold.
The second article does not seem to be a response due to competing organizations. I believe, because Lindsey Vonn is not only a Minnesota native but a Twin Cities native, that the Star Tribune focused on both articles closely to tell her story for Twin Cities readers. It is very likely that some of many readers of the Star Tribune may know Lindsey and having articles focusing on her success in the Olympics will cause them to watch more of her events and find out more about her.
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