Approaches to Media Discourse [Paperback]

This collection brings together in one volume current leading approaches to the study of media discourse.Preface.

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgements.

Chapter 1. Media and Discourse: A Critical Overview: Peter Garrett and Allan Bell.

Chapter 2. Opinions and Ideologies in the Press: Teun A. van Dijk.

Chapter 3. The Discourse Structure of News Stories: Allan Bell.

Chapter 4. News from Nowhere: Televisual News Discourse and the Construction of Hegemony: Stuart Allan.

Chapter 5. Political Discourse in the Media: An Analytical Framework: Norman Fairclough.

Chapter 6. Conversation Analysis: Neutralism in British News Interviews: David Greatbatch.

Chapter 7. Front Pages: (The Critical) Analysis of Newspaper Layout: Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen.

Chapter8. Signs and Wonders: Interpreting the Economy through Television: Kay Richardson.

Chapter 9. Media-Language-World: Paddy Scannel.

References.

Index.

A state-of-the-art presentation, invaluable for students and researchers in the growing field of media discourse. Roger Fowler, University of East Anglia

This admirable collection of papers by some of the most eminent scholars in the field of media studies combines breadth of coverage with depth of analysis, and programmatic methodological statements with detailed empirical studies. It will be an indispensable text in its field for many years to come. Andreas H. Jucker, Professor of English Linguistics, Justus Liebig University Giessen

A useful entry point for anyone seeking to understand the diverse approaches found under the umbrella of media 'discourse'. Jean Aitchison, Professor of Language and Communication, University of Oxford

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