The Language of News Media by Allan Bell

The Language of News Media by Allan Bell

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Written by a linguist who is himself a journalist, this is a uniquely informed account of the language of the news media. Based in the frameworks of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis its concerns are with the notion of the news story, the importance of the processes which produce media language and the role of the audience.

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The Language of News Media by Allan Bell

Written by a linguist who is himself a journalist, this is a uniquely informed account of the language of the news media. Based in the frameworks of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis its concerns are with the notion of the news story, the importance of the processes which produce media language and the role of the audience.
Allan Bell has been both making and studying media language for many years. He has worked as a journalist and editor in a daily news service, weekly newspaper and monthly magazines. He has researched media language in several countries, especially New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand combining his research there with work as a freelance journalist and media consultant.
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ISBN 13 9780631164357
ISBN 10 0631164359
Title The Language of News Media
Author Allan Bell
Series Language In Society
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1991-05-23
Number of pages 296
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