Title: When we are them : an analysis of the portrayal of unemployed and migrating Britons in The Times
Source document: Theory and Practice in English Studies. 2012, vol. 5, iss. 2, pp. [83]-99
Extent
[83]-99
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ISSN1805-0859
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/129572
Type: Article
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Abstract(s)
This article examines what strategies are used and what attitudes are expressed in British national quality press when reporting on Britons in the role of migrant workers or the unemployed. The analysis is based on newspaper articles published by The Times (timesonline.co.uk) in March 2009, and aims to explore the areas of lexis which offer space for evaluation both in the authorial text and in the quotations. The article also concentrates on evaluative language employed in these newspaper articles to show an explicit or implicit position to what is reported. The main focus here is on the positions which are present in descriptions of the participants in the texts as their positive and negative assessment, and the effect of such positioning on the reader.
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[3] Craig, Richard (2005) Online Journalism: Reporting, Writing and Editing for New Media. Thompson Wadsworth.
[4] De Wolk, Roland (2001) Introduction to Online Journalism: Publishing News and Information. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
[5] Ford, Richard. "Britons vie with immigrants for low-paid jobs." The Times <www.timesonline.co.uk>. 16 March 2009. Retrieved on 17 October 2009.
[6] Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (1997). New York: Longman.
[7] Macdonald, Myra (2003) Exploring Media Discourse. London: Arnold.
[8] Martin, J. R., and P. R. R. White (2005) The Language of Evaluation: Appraisal in English. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
[9] Martin, J. R., and D. Rose (2007) Working with Discourse: Meaning beyond the Clause. 2nd ed. London: Continuum.
[10] McQuail, Denis (1994) An Introduction to Mass Communication Theory. London: Sage Publications.
[11] Tedmanson, Sophie (2009) "Strewth! Briton Julie Dutton must take an English test to work in Australia." The Times <www.timesonline.co.uk>. 17 March 2009. Retrieved on 17 October 2009.
[12] Thompson, Geoff, and Susan Hunston (1999) "Evaluation: An Introduction." In: Susan Hunston and Geoff Thompson (eds.) Evaluation in Text. New York: Oxford University Press.
[13] Trampota, Tomáš (2006) Zpravodajství. Praha: Portál.
[14] White, P. R. R. (2006) "Appraisal Theory" <www.grammatics.com/appraisal>