This book offers both an understanding of newspaper reporting and a means for readers to develop their own critical analysis. Using a wealth of contemporary case studies, students are taught how the language of journalism works, providing students with an accessible and user-friendly guide to analyzing newspapers around the globe.

'Analysing Newspapers has a sharp, analytical focus by an author who clearly understands what students need... Unlike many academic books this is an easy, enjoyable read, but poignant nevertheless.' - Fifth Estate Online

Introduction: Newspaper Discourse
Analysing Newspapers: Context, Text and Consequence
Analysing Texts: Some Concepts and Tools of Linguistic Analysis
Discursive Practices: Producing Print Journalism
Social Practices: Journalism and the Material World
Applying Discourse Analysis: Argumentation and Letters to the Editor
Critical Discourse Analysis: War Reporting
Conclusion
Glossary
References

JOHN E. RICHARDSON is Lecturer in Communications and Media Studies at Loughborough University, UK. He is co-author of Key Concepts in Journalism Studies and co-editor of Muslims and the News Media.