OSP: Teen Vogue & The Voice month in focus number 2

Simone Biles Is Now the Most-Decorated Gymnast in World Championships History
simone biles holds gold medals at the gymnastics world championships

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  •          As noted by CNN, Simone made history on October 13 at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Germany where she earned her 25th career world medal, thanks to a dazzling performance on the balance beam.
  • The five-time Olympic medalist has several gymnastics moves named after her — including moves never before attempted in competition — and now, she officially has the most world medals of all time.
  • Ahead of the championships, Simone expressed some jitters in an interview with USA Today, recalling a mistake she made on the beam during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, which continues to haunt her today.
  • “My main goal is to go out there and compete beam with confidence, and hopefully do well in that event because I know how strong I am.” It’s clear that her positive self-talk paid off.
  • “I was like, 'I guess I’m just never going to do well on beam again,’" she recalled, adding that she was able to regain her confidence with the help of her coaches.
  • I think it’s important to teach (young girls) that.” With another record-breaking event behind her, there’s nowhere to go but onwards and upwards…to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, that is.
  • In conversation with USA Today, the gymnast explained: “I’ve won five world titles and if I say, 'I’m the best gymnast there is,' (the reaction is) 'Oh, she’s cocky.
  • However, Simone has indicated that next year’s games just might mark the end of her journey, telling the BBC that gymnastics has certainly taken its physical toll.


gHow does this appeal to an audience
The media shows ethnic minorities in a positive light. in this case Simone Biles, a black Olympian who has been shown front cover in order to attract a wider audience.

IKEA remove jerk chicken and “rice and peas” dish from menu after image goes viral 


  •       The Swedish company known for their homeware, furniture and in-store restaurants – which offers a selection of Swedish meatballs to coffee and cakes – faced criticism after an image went viral displaying their take on jerk chicken with white rice, green peas and lime for the price of £6.95.
    Taking to Twitter on Monday (Sept 9) one user tweeted an image of the dish, which he captioned: “This is IKEA’s jerk chicken and rice and peas and no I’m not eating it."
Speaking to The Voice, Lorena Lourido, Country Food Manager for IKEA UK and Ireland said as of today the dish has been removed. «IKEA is a Swedish home furnishing company with a much-loved food offer. We take inspiration from many countries around the world and have always worked to combine different flavours and ingredients to offer delicious, healthy and affordable dishes,» said Lourido. «We’re aware that our new jerk chicken, served with rice and peas has created some conversation and in some cases offence.


  • Our intention was to create a dish for many people to enjoy but we appreciate that we may have got it wrong. We apologise and we are now re-looking at the dish





    • How it appeals to the audience?
    As we are living in a technological era whereby the audience come across many social trend due to the media, food is a major social trend and diet. Due to the story being about poor quality of jerk chicken and white rice, this appeals to many a mass audience as people are concerned about health and fitness issues



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