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Journalism and the political : discursive tensions in news coverage of Russia
2011
Overview
Journalism is often thought of as the 'fourth estate' of democracy. This book suggests that journalism plays a more radical role in politics, and explores new ways of thinking about news media discourse. It develops an approach to investigating both hegemonic discourse and discursive fissures, inconsistencies and tensions. By analysing international news coverage of post-Soviet Russia, including the Beslan hostage-taking, Gazprom, Litvinenko and human rights issues, it demonstrates the (re)production of the 'common-sense' social order in which one particular area of the world is more developed, civilized and democratic than other areas. However, drawing on Laclau, Mouffe and other post-foundational thinkers, it also suggests that journalism is precisely the site where the instability of this global social order becomes visible. The book should be of interest to scholars of discourse analysis, journalism and communication studies, cultural studies and political science, and to anyone interested in 'positive' discourse analysis and practical counter-discursive strategies.
Publisher
John Benjamins,John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
/ Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- Europe
/ Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- United States
/ Europe
/ Foreign news -- Political aspects -- Europe
/ Foreign news -- Political aspects -- United States
/ LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
/ Mass media and language -- Europe
/ Mass media and language -- United States
/ Media
/ Press
/ Russia (Federation) -- Press coverage -- Europe
/ Russia (Federation) -- Press coverage -- United States
/ U.S.A
ISBN
9789027206312, 9027206317
