Genre Analysis Choices

Genre: News-writing/AP style

Setting: The typical news-writing style goes across print, with magazines and newspapers, and is used on the corresponding Internet sites (often papers will have a website as well).
Subject: Life and its important or popular events.
Participants: Whoever's news or making it.
Writers: News companies, anyone who wants to publish a magazine or paper in the style, and even bloggers will often imitate or use the style.
Audience: Depends on the news source.
Motives: To completely, quickly, and truthfully communicate current events and sell.

Genre 2: "Tabloid" Writing

Setting: Tabloids are mostly print or magazine-based, but recently they've into the Internet in different forms.
Subject: Whatever's popular, "breaking news", or sensational.
Participants: People who buy this stuff or are featured.
Writers: Anyone who's hired or wants to write them.
Audience: People desiring entertainment with a little information.
Motives: To $ell and provide entertaining information.