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Journalism and the Political Discursive tensions in news coverage of Russia

Macgilchrist Felicitas
Innbundet / 2011 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9789027206312
Publisert
2011-02-16
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John Benjamins Publishing Co
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640 gr
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245 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Innbundet

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Macgilchrist Felicitas

Journalism and the Political Discursive tensions in news coverage of Russia

Macgilchrist Felicitas
Innbundet / 2011 / Engelsk
Macgilchrist Felicitas
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The book is a highly interesting and valuable read for all scholars interested in discourse analysis or in international relations. It is an excellent study on how Western media report Russia and sheds new light on Western journalism in general as well as on the Western relationship with Russia. Finally, it offers a fresh approach to discourse analysis.

- Philipp Casula, University of Basel, in Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 13:1 (2014),

Macgilchrist’s book will be of interest to discourse analysts, and to scholars in the fields of journalism, communication studies, cultural studies and political science, particularly those concerned with ‘positive’ discourse analysis and practical counter-discursive strategies.

- Liu Lihua, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, in Discourse Studies, Volume 15:4 (2013), pages 488-490.,

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.
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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 different ways of thinking about news media discourse. It develops an approach to investigating both hegemonic discourse and discursive fissures, inconsistencies and tensions.
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1. Table of contents; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Preface; 4. Chapter 1 Introduction; 5. Part I; 6. Chapter 2 Developing a story: NGOs, legislation and human rights in Moscow; 7. Chapter 3 Pragmatic deconstruction: Gas as Putin's political weapon?; 8. Chapter 4 The circulation of discourse: Litvinenko, polonium and the KGB; 9. Chapter 5 Metaphorical politics: The Russian-Chechen conflict; 10. Part II; 11. Chapter 6 Responsibility management; 12. Chapter 7 Balance and binaries; 13. Chapter 8 Complexity reduction; 14. Part III; 15. Chapter 9 'Positive' discourse analysis; 16. Chapter 10 Concluding thoughts; 17. References
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The book is a highly interesting and valuable read for all scholars interested in discourse analysis or in international relations. It is an excellent study on how Western media report Russia and sheds new light on Western journalism in general as well as on the Western relationship with Russia. Finally, it offers a fresh approach to discourse analysis.

- Philipp Casula, University of Basel, in Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 13:1 (2014),

Macgilchrist’s book will be of interest to discourse analysts, and to scholars in the fields of journalism, communication studies, cultural studies and political science, particularly those concerned with ‘positive’ discourse analysis and practical counter-discursive strategies.

- Liu Lihua, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, in Discourse Studies, Volume 15:4 (2013), pages 488-490.,

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.
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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 different ways of thinking about news media discourse. It develops an approach to investigating both hegemonic discourse and discursive fissures, inconsistencies and tensions.
Les mer
1. Table of contents; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Preface; 4. Chapter 1 Introduction; 5. Part I; 6. Chapter 2 Developing a story: NGOs, legislation and human rights in Moscow; 7. Chapter 3 Pragmatic deconstruction: Gas as Putin's political weapon?; 8. Chapter 4 The circulation of discourse: Litvinenko, polonium and the KGB; 9. Chapter 5 Metaphorical politics: The Russian-Chechen conflict; 10. Part II; 11. Chapter 6 Responsibility management; 12. Chapter 7 Balance and binaries; 13. Chapter 8 Complexity reduction; 14. Part III; 15. Chapter 9 'Positive' discourse analysis; 16. Chapter 10 Concluding thoughts; 17. References
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9789027206312
Publisert
2011-02-16
Utgiver
Vendor
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Vekt
640 gr
Høyde
245 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet

Forfatter
Macgilchrist Felicitas

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