Introduction -- The social and linguistic reality of news -- The social and linguistic power of news -- The dialogic and symbolic power of news discourse -- Limitations of critical discourse analysis -- Data and method -- The social construction of the Al-Jazeera -- BBC, CNN and AJA's linguistic and social links at levels higher than Lexis -- Al-Jazeera Arabic versus the BBC and CNN : how do they construct their social and linguistic realities? -- The social and linguistic reality of Al-Jazeera English versus the BBC and CNN English services -- The social and linguistic role of internal guidelines in shaping the news -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"The three gigantic media corporations, the BBC, CNN and Al-Jazeera, are largely responsible for refining and shaping our views of events in the world. Their informational and communicative arm is unprecedented in the history of human communication. This book deals with their Middle East coverage, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian struggle and the war in Iraq."--[book cover]
Series:
Hampton Press communication series : political communication
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