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News Talk: Investigating the Language of Journalism
Written by a former news reporter and editor, News Talk gives us an insider's view of the media, showing how journalists select and construct their news stories. Colleen Cotter goes behind the scenes, revealing how language is chosen and shaped by news staff into the stories we read and hear. Tracing news stories from start to finish, she shows how the actions of journalists and editors - and the limitations of news writing formulas - may distort a story that was prepared with the most determined effort to be fair and accurate. Using insights from both linguistics and journalism, News Talk is a remarkable picture of a hidden world and its working practices on both sides of the Atlantic. It will interest those involved in language study, media and communication studies and those who want to understand how media shape our language and our view of the world.
Book Details
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: Feb 11st, 2010
- Pages: 296
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.70in - 1.30lb
- EAN: 9780521819619
- Categories: • Linguistics - General
About the Author
Cotter, Colleen: - Colleen Cotter is a senior lecturer at the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film at Queen Mary, University of London. She is a former daily news reporter and editor in the USA. Her previous publications include USA Phrasebook: Understanding Americans and Their Culture, Second Edition (2001).
Praise for this book
"A former journalist herself, Cotter draws on both her experiences and interviews with working reporters, offering keen insights into the behind-the-scences constraints that shape news stories. This critical scrutiny makes this book a valuable addition to any library and a must read for both linguists and journalists. Highly recommended." --Choice