[Grammar] She reads out Phoebe’s problem and gives her some advice

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(From an English reader)

Building a Better Relationship

It’s Phoebe’s first year at senior high. She was upset about a problem with a friend at school, so she sent a message to Cora. Cora is an influencer, and she often shares her ideas and helps people solve problems on her vlog. She reads out Phoebe’s problem and gives her some advice on building a better relationship.

(Phoebe)
[...]

(Cora’s advice)
[...]

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1. Why is the blue text in the present simple? I assume that that’s because the adivce is on the vlog (so it’s there at any time).

2. But how about the past simple or the present perfect?
 

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(From an English reader)

Building a Better Relationship

It’s Phoebe’s first year at senior high. She was upset about a problem with a friend at school, so she sent a message to Cora. Cora is an influencer, and she often shares her ideas and helps people solve problems on her vlog. She reads out Phoebe’s problem and gives her some advice on building a better relationship.

(Phoebe)
[...]

(Cora’s advice)
[...]
Is it because this part is like an introduction, which tells us what this article is like, so the present simple is used? :-?
 

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Is it because this part is like an introduction, which tells us what this article is like, so the present simple is used? :-?

I think that the use is very similar to this one:

In today’s IGN Daily Fix, Sydnee Goodman talks PlayStation Plus free games for July 2020 and reports that an Xbox Series S (aka Project Lockhart) announcement is coming.

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/281062-In-today’s-IGN-Daily-Fix-host-mane-talks-reports

What do you think?
 
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