Discussion Post: Positive Business Messages
I chose a news release by The New York Times Company regarding their purchase of the popular mobile app game, Wordle. The bold headline, "Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games" immediately grabs the attention of Wordle fans. It makes a very clear point that pulls the reader in for more details. The first paragraph again started with the name of the game, gives a shout out to the creator of the game, and reassures the ready that the game will carry on within the New York Times's portfolio of popular games. The writer continues to give a good history and listing of New York Times's games and how Wordle fits in. It does a great job of building excitement for the acquisition and ends with reassurances that the game will not change from what fans love about it and that it will continue to be free to play.
Considering the layout, the first thing I noticed was how nice it was. A very clean black font on white background and a single photo of the Wordle game screen. The page was very easy to read in a desktop browser as well as on a mobile device. It ends with a very simple social media icon that expands to links for Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Copy Link.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.