Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Newspaper coverage of world events is presented as the unbiased recording of hard facts. In this study of the British press, Roger Fowler challenges this perception, arguing that news and the language it employs is a phenomenon created by social and political factors.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
British newspapers-- Language.
English language-- Discourse analysis.
English language-- Social aspects-- Great Britain.