Friday, October 30, 2015

Audience and Genre

In this blog post, I will be discussing the possible audience and genre of the piece I will be writing. In my opinion, the most relevant audiences would be medical professionals, prospective donors, and prospective parents.


Medical Professionals
Medical professionals will be interested in my research because it pertains to new knowledge within their realm of expertise. Sperm donation is also a controversial aspect of medicine, and is somewhat isolated within practices. Common places I could publish my research would be in one of various medical journals. Some examples include The American Journal of Medicine and The New England Journal of Medicine. Another publication could be through medical textbooks, such as Gray's Anatomy or The Atlas of Human Anatomy


Prospective donors
Possible donors would be interested in reading my work because they would want to know more about any rewards and consequences that accompany sperm donation. I believe that this audience would also be interested in anonymity and any personal vignettes that may be relevant. A possible genre for this audience could be a blog or a video. Two examples of medical blogs include Docbastard and Skeptical Scalpel, two popular cynical takes on the medical field. Examples of videos include educational videos such as John and Hank Green's Vlogbrothers.

"John and Hank Green," Vlogbrothers


Prospective recipients
Prospective recipients might read my piece in order to either educate themselves about the process of sperm donation or to make an informed decision about whether or not sperm donation is the right choice for them. It is likely that this audience would be interested in similar genres as the prospective donors, although the prospective recipients may look for a more personal touch. For that reason, I think that recipients are likely to respond to interviews or magazine articles about the subject. Examples of famous interviewers could be a talk show host (Oprah) interviewing a person about the process of sperm donation. Magazine articles could be found in popular magazines such as People Magazine.

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