Critical Introduction of “Linguistics of Newswriting”

Kheirabadi, Reza

Document Type : Research

Author

Reza kheirabadi

Assistant Professor, Organization for Educational Research and Planning

Abstract

Media linguistics and studying linguistic elements of news have been in the center of attention for both (applied) linguists and media experts for some decades. This research trend has evolved and flourished considerably after the emergence of (Critical) Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach. In Iran the study of media linguistics and analyzing news discourse, mainly within CDA framework, has been a prevalent trend. In this article, “the Linguistics of Newswriting” (2013) by Daniel Perrin is critically reviewed. The main premise of the book is that in order to analyze a media product, chiefly a news text, the analyst needs to holistically scrutinize the process of news production and not to limit himself to pinpoint the final product. To do so, the analyst needs to enter to the heart of the newsrooms and observe the process up the shoulders of the journalists. This ethnographic approach to media study, previously launched by Cotter (2010), seems to be totally new for Iranian researchers, and consequently, introducing this seminal work can pave the way for fruitful applied studies in future.

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Linguistics and Ancient Languages

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Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

Critical Introduction of “Linguistics of Newswriting”

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Volume 16, Issue 41
January 2017
Pages 137-152

Critical Introduction of “Linguistics of Newswriting”

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References

Volume 16, Issue 41January 2017Pages 137-152

Volume 16, Issue 41
January 2017
Pages 137-152