- The article I chose to focus on is the article titled ““How to create a culture manifesto for your organization (and why its a good idea).” The author does a great job at conveying her message to the reader. With the use of subheadings, West is able to highlight key companies that had mission statements, but would not necessarily follow them. West begins by explaining how mission statements have been guiding non-profit organizations for a while now. However, instead of focusing on internal ways of working, they often focus on the. external goals. A manifesto is meant to create a a better working environment and create a place where everyone is equal and no one is discriminated against. This article is really informative and people who are in a position of power in the workplace, as well as people who work everyday, will benefit from reading this article. The questions she raises under the subheading “how to create a manifesto,” are questions everyone should ask themselves when going into work. This article is a great addition to the conversation on organizational culture. West does a great job at using certain strategies to appeal to certain audiences to convey her point of view.
- For my own research piece, I would like to continue my conversation on the screening process in schools by creating a news article. Websites and news articles, along with scholarly articles, have been at the forefront of my research. I found the most information there and I am going to continue to use those to show why diversity and inclusion is so important in education. I’m going to continue to look at scholarly articles done by professionals in the field as well as websites and news sources as a. format for my own research piece. I feel that there are many audiences that can benefit from this kind of writing. First and foremost students and parents who are going through this process and experiencing some kind of discrimination. In addition, faculty and staff at schools who are the ones admitting and declining students. The News article would be a good way to get this information across because it would be easy to read, yet still showing the importance and the problem with screening. I can incorporate quotes from some of the research I have done before and even add pictures that can be relevant to the topic.
Writing and organizational cultures
A news article can be a great way to convey information to the public in a particular local area. I would suggest that you read some local newspapers to get a sense of length, tone, level of formality, use of research, etc., so that you have some models to work with. It may help to think about an actual local area, as the guidelines and options for public education (including screening, school choice, and more) vary from state to state. Let me know if you have any questions.
I really like the news article idea. I agree with you in that many people such as parents, students, and school faculty and staff can benefit from this sort of writing. Including pictures sounds like it would make the news article even more captivating, especially because children pay such close attention to visuals. Having quotes from other sources would serve the news article to be more credible too, so I think that’s a good idea!
I think a lot of valuable points were brought up in the post and comments here. Justin as you mentioned I think a news article would be effective in getting your message across with big headlines and later detail supporting passages. Including quotes is a very powerful tool in getting someone to visualize/empathize an alternative perspective for the reader. One thing I hope to do with my upcoming assignment is to create graphics/ diagrams to complement these strategies and drive my points home. It’d definitely be valuable to look around at examples (i.e. local newspaper) of how this is used in other platforms as Karen suggests.
A news article seems like a great idea. Have you thought at all about including infographics of any kind? I know that USA Today is sometimes derided for its use of graphs and charts in their articles, but as has been proven by countless web articles, power point presentations, etc. a good graphic can help ensure a reader takes away the key points from the writing. Good luck!
There is a TON of data supporting the value of infographics, and a lot of free resources out there to help you create what you need. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the fairly easy-to-use tools: https://buffer.com/library/infographic-makers/