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Less than half of Australian children who experience violence in sporttell an adult, world-first study finds by Natasha May Published on October 22nd 2023 [...] Research led by Victoria

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Year: 2024 - 2025

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REPORT NO.1 4

REPORT NO.2 10

REPORT NO.3 15

REPORT NO.4 21

Less than half of Australian children who experience violence in sport

tell an adult, world-first study finds by Natasha May

Published on October 22nd 2023 [ ] Research led by Victoria University, Telling adults about it, which was

published on Monday in the journal Sport in Society, found that of childrenwho had experienced interpersonal violence from their coach, peers or parent

in Australian community sport, only 46% told an adult about it

Dr Mary Woessner, the co-lead author of the study, said interpersonalviolence refers to psychological, physical, sexual, or neglectful violence,bullying and harassment that happens in and around the sporting environment

“There is some violence in contact sports sanctioned by the rules We’retalking about unsanctioned violence.”

[ ] In a study released last year based on the same survey results, theresearchers revealed the high rates of interpersonal violence among 82% ofchildren playing community sport in Australia

To understand how often children told adults about these experiences, theresearchers added a question after each of the survey’s sections divided based

on perpetrator (peer, coach, and two on parents) that asked participants if theyhad disclosed that experience to anyone over the age of 18

Those who had experienced peer violence were the most likely to tell an adultabout it (35%), followed by coach (27%) and those who had experienced itfrom a parent were least likely (13%) One example of interpersonal violence

experienced from a parent included children who were completely ignored onthe drive home after a poor sporting performance, Woessner said.

The study also included a second component interviewing six participants [ ]

to explore how children’s disclosures of these incidents occur

The researchers found there were two processes children went through Thefirst was an internal one as children decided whether to make the disclosure

“They’re weighing up, is this bad enough? How is everyone else responding

to this? Is this normal?” Woessner said

“They don’t want to speak up because they’re worried about what will happen

to their sport and their sport family They’re also worried about what willhappen to the person that they report.”

The study found when an adult – either a parent or the coach – were theperpetrator of the violence, participants found it more challenging to addressdissatisfaction, often because they were authority figures in the child’s lifewho they viewed with a lot of respect

The second part was the external process of the child telling the adult “Themajority of participants shared that their disclosures to parents or a coachwere often dismissed, disbelieved or diminished with the adult pushing thechild to take responsibility for themselves and be ‘resilient’,” the study found

Dr Aurélie Pankowiak, the other co-lead, said the normalisation of violence

in sports emerged as a theme of the study, discouraging children fromspeaking up and making it more likely adults would dismiss the disclosure.For example, the idea of “tough love” coaching – often believed in sport to beimportant for building character, resilience and discipline – can lead toexcessive criticism, which can seriously impact the mental health of children

in the long term, Pankowiak said

The study found that the adult that children were most likely to disclose theirexperience to was their parent, or their other parent in the case of parentalviolence

When it was peer-perpetrated violence, the study found boys had significantlylower rates of disclosure (28%) compared with girls (38%).

Dr Kirsty Forsdike, a specialist in gender-based violence in sport from LaTrobe University who was not involved in the study, said: “[ ]The idea thatchildren potentially aren’t disclosing at all is quite a troubling thing becauseyou think well, how much is going on and continuing to go on because no oneknows and is actually able to then put a stop to it?” [ ]

“This sort of behaviour in a sports context, and sports culture is sonormalised, that either the child themselves don’t necessarily think it’ssomething that they can speak up about, or they’re worried about speaking outabout what that might do.”

While the study was not a representative sample, Forsdike said it was still astrong study “in and of itself,” and a representative study would requiresufficient investment from a big organisation such as the government

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News - Title: Less than half of Australian children who

experience violence in sport tell an adult, world-first study finds

- Source:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/23/less-than-half-of-australian-children-who-experience-violence-in-sport-tell-an-adult-world-first-study-finds

Author Natasha May

- has been working as a reporter for the Guardian’sbranch in Australia for over one year

- mainly focuses on health news

Publisher The Guardian

- a reputable British daily newspaper which was founded

in 1821

- established branch office in Australia and the USA

- covers both local and international news of varioustopics

Formal

vocabulary

Formal language

- Use a wide range of formal words, such asperpetrator,

disclosure and diminished and formal phrases or

collocations, such as a representative sample, interpersonal violence and address dissatisfaction.

- There are still a few colloquial languages, such as

weighing up or speak up and contractions such as they’re

or don’t However, they are used in experts’ sayings,

which almost have no effect on the formality of the news

- No usage of first-person pronouns such as I or we.Objectivity Objective

- The news includes opinions from experts, and data andfacts from surveys

- No personal opinions from the author

- The news article was published in 2023, a year ago

- In the article, the author mentioned a research

conducted last year, which means it was in 2022 when

the study was undertaken 2022 is close to 2024.Use of references Make references and citations

The author displays the references and citations including

a survey from a prestigious university named Telling adults about it and numerous experts in health fields, who

are Dr Mary Woessner, Dr Aurélie Pankowiak and Dr

Kirsty Forsdike.

Organization Well-organized

- The news article is divided into multiple paragraphswith each having a specific purpose, yet still related to theoverall theme of the news

- Use various cohesive devices, such as While, one example and or.

II Summary:

- According to a study, approximately 82% of Australian children playingcommunity sports were interpersonally attacked Merely half of them reportedthe case to a grown-up

- The highest rate of Australian children’s violence disclosure to an over18-year-old person belonged to peer-perpetrated violence (around 35%),followed by coach (27%), and lastly, parental one (13%)

- There were two steps in the process of children revealing their experience.The internal decision of whether to inform an adult about it or not occurredinitially, then was the external actions of children officially disclosing to theircoaches or parents

- Nevertheless, their opinions were often neglected, distrusted, devalued orremained unaffected, leading to an unauthorized violence normalization insports

- This issue resulted in children forgoing raising their voices and parentsunderestimating the seriousness of the problem

- The study also showed that boys were 10% less inclined to impart the peerviolence they suffered compared to girls

- The article also refers to “tough love” coaching, which is quite common insports culture I experienced this approach in my swimming class, and it had apositive impact on my overall performance; yet it cannot be applied toeveryone since each has a particular resistance threshold.

- Nonetheless, it is quite astonishing for me that children in Australia alsounderwent violence in sports from an adult, such as their trainer or parent Ifind this fact concerning that if they have to suffer that from an adult, howcould they possibly tell it to one Therefore, it is quite reasonable that thedisclosure rate in teens sports in Australia is quite low

- Another feature I found worth considering is that boys in Australiacommunity sports tend to withhold their violence experience with peers muchmore than girls It left me in dismay due to the considerable disparitiesbetween the two genders

- All of the aforementioned features reinforce a need for a more supportivesporting environment and better education for kids to speak up

- Notwithstanding the informative aspect, the article failed to notice somepragmatic solutions to this alarming issue However, I believe that it is due toutter indifference and insufficient investment into this issue Hopefully in thefuture, the experts will get access to more potential resources in the research

of this problem

- Thanks to the news article, I began to notice each individual’s behaviors insporting contexts If I ever encounter that kind of experience, I would seekassistance from my parents or call for support from child consultancy

REPORT NO.2

THEME: MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

TOPIC: Does social media improve the effectiveness of communication in

0:55:

The experiences of art and history are being replaced with a digitalrepresentation of those things Rather than visit a museum or art gallery, wetake to Instagram to view the works of artists like Banksy

1:16:

Social media is impacting social issues too Have you heard the term

“slacktivism”? While social media activism brings awareness to societalissues, the awareness isn't translating into real change It's a shift to devices.People are pressing a "like" button rather than actively engaging withcampaigns in real life We care more about how other people perceive ouradventures than actually having them The urge to check social media isstronger than the urge for sex, yet both are driven by a need to connect Manyrelationships have been jeopardized or ruined because of micro-cheating,pushing the boundaries of fidelity through social media

2:31:

We know that the world is changing with every passing moment because oftechnological inventions and rapid adoption of technology But technology isnot the problem We are And the reality is we are slowly becoming addicted.How do I know? I'm on the inside For the past 20 years, I've been inmarketing And as long as there are advertisers looking to capture yourattention and get you hooked, there will be new social platforms, there will benew social channels.

3:22:

For the last few years, I have been creating content on social, specifically onLinkedIn and I was named the top voice on the platform But what I realizedwas the more I was creating online and building relationships online, I waslosing touch with people in real life After food and shelter, our need tobelong and feel positively connected is arguably the number one predictor ofhealth, happiness, well-being, and even longevity Human connection bringscomplex value to our lives It’s the interactive exchange that defines us Weneed to use social media as a support to building real relationships, not acatalyst to losing them Remember some of the most brilliant minds in theworld think Silicon Valley tech have dedicated their lives to making socialmedia more addictive

4:50:

We need to get aggressive to get our focus back We can do it Here's how.Turn notifications off Delete social media apps from your phone Educateothers and help our children understand how to manage their usage Usesocial media to build relationships and take them offline We already knowthe risks: anxiety, isolation, depression, cyberbullying, and low self-worth

We can do it Let's disconnect to connect Thank you 5:50

Note: The timeline is aligned with the cut version of the speech.

Speaker Kristin Gallucci

- a seasoned digital marketing leader for over 20 years

- speaks regularly on topics related to her job, including socialmedia, personal branding and marketing

- Use a vast variety of formal words, such as slacktivism,

jeopardized, and micro-cheating and formal phrases or collocations, such as rapid adoption of technology and interactive exchange.

- There are various colloquial languages, such as Get you hooked or Let’s disconnect to connect and contractions such as It's or isn’t.

- Several usages of first-person pronouns such as I or we

- However, since this is a spoken-form piece of news, it isunavoidable for the speaker to include some casual languages.Objectivity Objective

- The speech includes data and facts from “global web index”,which was proven as a reliable source

- There are a plethora of personal opinions from the speaker.Nevertheless, since she is an expert in this field, her personalopinions can be considered as “expert testimony”

Accuracy Accurate

The information in the speech is accurately displayed

information

Not up-to-date (but still accurate)

- The talk was uploaded in 2019, which was five years ago

- Nonetheless, the information it presented is still accurate tothe present moment and relevant to the current situation ofsocial media and communication

Use of

references Make references and citationsThe spokesperson makes the references to the global web

index

Organization Well-organized

- Use a few cohesive devices, such as And and While.

- However, the speech has a clear structure and logicallyorganises ideas and information

II Summary:

- Social media has remarkably revolutionized our lives

- Digital exhibitions of art and history are supplanting conventional

experiences.

- Social media is affecting social problems as well Awareness fromsocial media users of societal concerns doesn’t result in their practicalaction Social media also fosters external validation over genuinepersonal experiences Moreover, numerous relationships are in danger

by "micro-cheating" behavior, enabled by social platforms

- Humans are the culprit of an unsocial world, not technology As humanconnection is essential for human beings, technology should serve as ameans to assist, rather than replace, it

- Proactive approaches are listed to reduce dependency on social media

III Reflection:

- The speech corresponds with my awareness of social media's impacts

on various life aspects

- From my perspective, what makes the talk stand out is that it providesin-depth insights into my knowledge, and one of the most impressiveinsights to me is “micro-cheating” and “slacktivism” I have learnt andunderstood many technical terms related to the topic “Social media”

- Based on my observations, the speech has pointed out several issues inwhich I am sharing the same viewpoint For instance, I have found