The Language of Newspapers

<strong>The Language of Newspapers</strong> explores the ways in which the press portrayscurrent events from ideological bias to the role of headlines in newspa... » 

The Language of Newspapers explores the ways in which the press portrayscurrent events from ideological bias to the role of headlines in newspaperarticles and ways in which newspapers relate to their audience. Features ofthis second edition include a new introduction taking account of recentdevelopments in the media newspaper articles on subjects including the BlairsJeffrey Archer the British journalist captured for suspected spying inAfghanistan Mary Bell and James Bulgers killers new activities andcommentaries to support studentdirected study a further resources sectionwith details of online newspapers and urls to visit.The Language of Newspapers explores the ways in which the press portraits current events. From the ideological bias of the press to the role of headlines in newspaper articles and ways in which newpapers relate to their audience the book provides a comprehensive analysis of newspaper language. «