Media DiscoursesMedia Discourses introduces readers to discourse analysis to show how media communication works. Written in a lively style and drawing on examples from contemporary media, it discusses what precisely gets represented in media texts, who gets to do the talking, what knowledge people need to share in order to understand the media and how power relations are reinforced or challenged. |
Contents
THE BIG IDEAS ABOUT LANGUAGE SOCIETY AND THE MEDIA | 1 |
Chapter 1 NEWS AND THE SOCIAL LIFE OF WORDS | 15 |
SELLING BETWEEN THE LINES | 35 |
Chapter 3 THE PERFORMANCE OF IDENTITY IN CONSUMER MAGAZINES | 56 |
STUDYING TELEVISION AS NARRATIVE | 82 |
THE VISUAL MEANINGS OF REALITY TELEVISION | 100 |
CONVERSATION ANALYSIS OF BROADCAST INTERVIEWS | 119 |
Chapter 7 RACISM AS SOCIAL COGNITION IN SPORTS COMMENTARY | 137 |
WEBLOGS AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA | 157 |
TRANSCRIPTION CONVENTIONS | 175 |
Glossary | 176 |
Notes | 183 |
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Back cover | 207 |
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