Introduction: Language and texts; Chapter 1. Making news; Chapter 2. Defining news; Chapter 3. Sourcing news; Chapter 4. Conveying meaning through design; Chapter 5. Structuring the story; Chapter 6. Headline, lead and story proper; Chapter 7. The tools of the trade; Chapter 8. Reporting information and evaluating likelihood; Chapter 9. The power of words; Epilogue; References
Biography
M. Grazia Busà is Associate Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Padova, Italy.
This timely volume provides coverage of the key issues encountered in the linguistic study of the news. The author's careful and comprehensive exploration of the language of the news is accompanied by extensive student exercises, which will be especially useful for students and practitioners in the EFL/ESL context interested in mastering the techniques therein.
Lorna Carson, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
This invaluable textbook is an innovative and practical volume that is highly recommended to students, teachers and scholars of English, Linguistics, Communication and Journalism.
Vincenza Tudini, University of South Australia
