The Blade vs. The Age

The Toledo Blade vs. The Age from Melbourne, Australia

I decided to pick an Ohio newspaper and compare it to an Australian newspaper to see the difference in coverage of the Australian Tennis Open. The coverage was way different. The section for sports for The Age was mostly on the Australian Open when the Blade had nothing. I did not even see a link of any kind. There were some video links to watch some of the highlights but nothing really major or any editorials to read on the Open. Let’s get down to business and compare the two papers

Similarities

Sports of course. Each one had national sports, videos, and pictures but hardly had any of the same sports. The Blade had a few pictures and videos of the Australian Open

Differences

The advertising was very different. The Age had an advertisement to help out Haitian people when The Blade did not have anything for the relief effort. Most of the advertisements in The Age were at the bottom of the screen and it was not any particular business. It was mainly a link to go to another search engine. There really is not any advertising on The Age. The Blade has advertising all over. There is a huge ad which goes across the top of The Blade and advertising all along the left side. The Blade’s advertising consisted of GMC, J. Foster Jewelers, OHMIcars.com, and other links to local restaurants and businesses.

The coverage of sports were different as well. The Age had tennis, cricket, bicycling, and football (soccer). The Blade had college and high school basketball, a story on Tiger Woods, Triple A baseball, OSU, minor league hockey, and a general overall section of Pro sports. It was nice to read a paper and not have to hear or read about Tiger Woods. The Blade focused more on local sports while The Age was more focused towards national sports. I liked there was not much advertising on The Age compared to The Blade. There was a lot more wasted space on The Age due to Multimedia section which was a single column with many photos, mainly of tennis because of the Open. It leaves about half the page with blank spots. There are more links on The Age than on The Blade. The Age seems more organized and not so much cluttered with advertising. Again, you can go to the bottom of the page and select what you are looking for; even trying to find a significant other is possible. The Blade just seems cluttered with advertisements of all kind. I like the navigation of The Age compared to The Blade. Any other sport is available at the top of The Age page while The Blade does not a selection at all.

My Resume

Kevin Lofton II

26 Maple Street Home 567-220-6601

Tiffin, OH 44883 loftonii@sbcglobal.net

Cell 419-618-2186

Experience Electrical Department Manager 2009 to Present

Lowe's Home Improvement, Tiffin, OH

My job is to manage my department and the employees within it. I am responsible for making sure my department is in order, clean, and fully stocked. I make sure every week my shelves are full by going through each aisle and ordering what is needed. I delegate tasks to my coworkers during the day and I make a list of what needs accomplished when I am not at work.

Sales Specialist - Flooring 2008 to 2009

Lowe's Home Improvement, Tiffin, OH

Sales, check on orders, getting jobs ready for installers, putting away stock, and doing cycle counts. I also work with other associates to give customer's the best customer service that we can provide. I have been educating fellow associates, not only in my department, on flooring techniques and information not taught by the LLC.

Inventory Manager 2003 to 2008

Richard's Carpet Outlet, Tiffin, OH

In charge of in coming and outgoing inventory. Makes sure installers have their jobs for the day. Sales. Some installation. Visit with Sales Representatives.

Dishwasher 1999 to 2003

2003 Tiffin University Dining Hall, Tiffin, OH

Washed Dishes and followed sanitation guidelines. Cleaned and provided general maintenance for the dining hall. Catered events and banquets.

Maintenance (Summer Job) 2000 to 2003

Tiffin University, Tiffin, OH

Lawn Care: Maintained sports fields and main campus. General Maintenance. Relocated Professors into new offices. Cleaned the President's home. Organized storage garages and units.

Education M.B.A., General Business Administration & Leadership 2009

Tiffin University, Tiffin University, Major GPA: 3.5

B.A., Business Management, Minor: Sports Management 2003

Tiffin University, Tiffin University. GPA: 3.0

Interests Tennis, Disc Golf, coaching tennis, music, being outdoors, and a good conversation

Personal References

Pam Dubois

6861 Beagle Drive

Hamilton, OH 45011

513-893-4068 Home

513-403-3169 Cell

Dennis Kenna

250 Clinton Ave.

Tiffin, OH 44883

419-443-8358

James Koehl

449 Melmore Street

Tiffin, OH 44883

419-447-4278

"why I want to be a sport _________"

Hello Everyone! I'm Kevin Lofton II. I was born and still in Tiffin, OH. I have received my BBA and MBA (General Business) from Tiffin University. After graduating with my BBA, I was in the flooring industry for about 6 years. I could not find a sports graduate assistantship so I did not go back for my MBA for a few years. I work for Lowe's Home Improvement now first working in flooring but I have moved up to Electrical Department Manager.

"Why I want to be a sports________". Your guess is as good as mine what to put in there. If I do get back into sports, then I would like to a facility manager or get back into coaching. I miss coaching a lot. My coaching career started at Tiffin University. I was Bonnie's student assistant for the Tiffin University Girls' Tennis Team. You should have seen the look on Bonnie's face when I asked if I could help. I loved coaching for Bonnie because I was able to get the experience of coach women and I learned a great deal from them. I just home they learned from me as well. My favorite compliment came from Bonnie when she told me the B Team really liked my taking the time and coaching them.

I became Tiffin Columbian High School Head Tennis Coach in the Spring of 2004. I was only there for one season and only had 2 wins the whole year. The most gratifying experience came a few years later when two of my players, who I taught from scratch, made it to regional’s something I never was able to do. I still keep in contact with one and he played for Heidelberg University the past few years.

I decided to take this course because a new sport has taken over tennis. Okay, I am going to admit this but I am getting old. I cannot keep up with the sport of tennis and the toll it takes on my body. In the last few years I have taken up Disc Golf (frisbee golf to some). The last year and a half I have been working with others in Northwest, OH to bring the World Amateur Championship to Ohio. In June of 2010, the World's will be in Northwest, OH (Bucyrus, Delaware, Marion, Upper Sandusky, and Tiffin). I will be either playing in the tournament or helping run the Tiffin course. I hope to get a better idea on how to advertise and raise funds for this tournament after the completion of this course.

I hope this finds you well and that you will be hearing from me again and enjoy my thoughts.

Kevin "Lofty" Lofton II