ABSTRACT

First Published in 1987. This book presents a series of case studies that illustrate the structures of national and international news in the press. It first summarizes our discourse analytical theory of the processes and structures of news reports as it has been developed in the last five years.

chapter 1|30 pages

The Analysis of News as Discourse

chapter 2|103 pages

Structures of International News

chapter 3|79 pages

Racism and the Press

chapter 4|40 pages

The Tamil Panic in the Press

chapter 5|33 pages

Squatters in the Press

chapter 6|6 pages

Conclusions