This book offers both an understanding of newspaper reporting and a means for readers to develop their own critical analysis. Using a wealth of contemporary case studies, students are taught how the language of journalism works, providing students with an accessible and user-friendly guide to analyzing newspapers around the globe.
Introduction: Newspaper Discourse
Analysing Newspapers: Context, Text and Consequence
Analysing Texts: Some Concepts and Tools of Linguistic Analysis
Discursive Practices: Producing Print Journalism
Social Practices: Journalism and the Material World
Applying Discourse Analysis: Argumentation and Letters to the Editor
Critical Discourse Analysis: War Reporting
Conclusion
Glossary
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