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First Published in 1987. This book presents a series of case studies that illustrate the structures of national and international news in the press. It first summarizes our discourse analytical theory of the processes and structures of news reports as it has been developed in the last five years.

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Author:   Teun A. van Dijk
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780805800647

ISBN 10:   0805800646
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   01 October 1987
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 THE ANALYSIS OF NEWS AS DISCOURSE 2 STRUCTURES OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS 3 RACISM AND THE PRESS 4 THE TAMIL PANIC IN THE PRESS 5 SQUATTERS IN THE PRESS 6 CONCLUSIONS

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The European approach and viewpoint of this study is an interesting balance to the more usual American studies. -Communication Booknotes Drawing on a rich background of linguistics, literary theory, and cognitive psychology, van Dijk has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of the field ... the two books [News as Discourse and News Analysis] constitute a major contribution to communication research, documenting the state of the art of discourse analysis. The form of presentation is explicit and reflexive... -Journal of Communication

"""The European approach and viewpoint of this study is an interesting balance to the more usual American studies."" —Communication Booknotes ""Drawing on a rich background of linguistics, literary theory, and cognitive psychology, van Dijk has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of the field ... the two books [News as Discourse and News Analysis] constitute a major contribution to communication research, documenting the state of the art of discourse analysis. The form of presentation is explicit and reflexive..."" —Journal of Communication"

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Professor Teun A Van Dijk, (University of Amsterdam)

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