Synopses & Reviews
Analysing Newspapers provides students of journalism, communication studies and discourse analysis with a systematic, discourse-based framework for the critical study of newspaper reporting. Assuming no prior knowledge of discursive theory, the book explores how the language of journalism works--its power, its function and its effects. Using wide-ranging and highly topical case studies and examples, students are shown discourse analysis of journalism "in action". Identifying and exploring key linguistic concepts and tools, Richardson provides a detailed introduction to a practical model of critical discourse analysis which students will be able to apply to their own newspaper research.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
JOHN E. RICHARDSON is Lecturer in the Department of Journalism Studies at University of Sheffield.
Table of Contents
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 * References