Company CEO's Vs. 'Young People'

Whether an article is written in a formal or informal voice, whether it's written for The New York Times or Vogue, and whether it is supposed to appeal to a certain group of people, one thing is for sure, that all published articles are created to state a point. 

So when it comes to comparing these three articles, one thing is for sure, although the message might be different and the way it is given, they all give their ideas across effectively in their own fashion. 

In "The Cost Conundrum" piece, the author uses a more serious tone by giving it elaborated and sophisticated words. The way the ideas are developed, the reader can tell that the author automatically assumes that the reader must have basic knowledge on both medical terms and financial factors. This is the reason why we can tell that the way an article is written also depends on the audience it is intended for. This is obviously a newspaper in which articles should be written in a formal and respectful tone and the subjects that are talked about are ones that have a lot to do with politics and the economy. 

Even though the article "Heeeere's...Conan!" is also published in a well known newspaper whose articles are usually of a serious tone, this is completely the opposite of what articles are usually expected to be in this newspaper. It uses more of a relaxed tone and at times slang language. Also the subject that is being talked about has nothing whatsoever to do with economy or politics, it talks about the entertainment business. But even though it is more relaxed than the previous article it still does not completely meet the expectations for a ultimate serious toned article.

Finally, the last article talks about a graffiti artist, along with a background of his life and what he thinks about what he does. This is a perfect example of a very laid back, opinionated article. It uses a lot of slang language and the subject appeals only to a certain type of group of people. As if to say, company CEO's wouldn't be completely captured by the article while people of our age would have a bigger impact. 

So even though the audiences the articles are intended for are different, the language used in terms of word selection is also different and the subjects are complete opposites, the one thing that they definitely have in common is the technique. They all use the fact that they articles are written using 'experience'. The subject they describe is based on the experience the author has had with the subject.