Newspaper coverage of world events is presented as the unbiased recording of `hard facts`. In an incisive study of both the quality and the popular press, Roger

The Language of the News investigates and critiques the conventions of language used in newspapers and provides students with a clear introduction to critical l

Introducing the Language of the News is a comprehensive introduction to the language of news reporting. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the book pro

Written by a linguist who is himself a journalist, this is a uniquely informed account of the language of the news media.

This book is a discourse-pragmatic study of media language in news headlines and leads. News is viewed as discourse in action largely influenced by some unique