“Uma bola, uma Xiluva” para as meninas_Magazine Independente_14 April 2015

Name of article: “Uma bola, uma Xiluva” para as meninas

Name of Publication: Magazine Independente

Date: 14 April 2015

Country: Mozambique

Theme: Sports

Skills: Language

Genre: News

GEM classification: Gender Awareness

Analysis

This article highlighted the following:

• The article gives credit to women and only focus on the feminine gender without the participation of a male gender.
• The article empowers the women gender and shows recognition the feminine gender in the sporting field without comparing it to the masculine gender,
• The article gives a reasonable explanation to why it had a domain of women for it states that it was the celebration of the women´s day in Mozambique which is celebrated in the memory of our heroines in the country who fought for the countries freedom.
• It is noteworthy that the article recognizes and acknowledges women´s day.

1. Headlines. The headline is relevant to the story for there is a link between the headline and the story line.it shows that women impacts are also recognized in the country.it states that the tournament is to celebrate women´s day and to mark the beginning of the commemorations of 10 years of city council.
2. Sources. The article has no sources. The editor wrote based on his own knowledge and observation and the information obtained thru his/hers resources.
3.  Language. The article uses words like “uma bola, uma Xiluva” to point the unitedness of the feminine Gender together making a difference in the country has.
4.  Visual images. The image illustrate the content of the story fairly for it corresponds with what was said in the article yet it does not works with the opinion of none of the genders.
5. Story angle and perspective. The article has no gender voice it is written based on the information the editor has and his own perspective but the article focus only on one gender which is the female gender. The article brings positive message to the feminine gender without undermining the masculine gender yet it would have been more efficiently if it had both genders voice and image to maintain the gender equality balance.
6. Placement or positioning. There are value added to the article for the article is placed on top and the picture is a relevant to the article. The way the article is positioned in the newspaper shows the importance it carries with it. The article occupies a full page in the newspaper.