Conceptualisations, sources and agents of news
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Birte Bös
Abstract
This paper investigates six sets of key terms relating to the conceptualisation, transmission and production, and the agents of news. Based on an analysis of the Rostock Newspaper Corpus (RNC), which spans three centuries of news writing, the quantitative and qualitative developments of these news-related terms are explored. Their metadiscursive usage correlates with changing journalistic practices and sheds light on turning points in news writing. One such defining moment is located at the turn of the 19th/20th century, when changes were introduced which paved the way for modern journalism as we know it today.
Abstract
This paper investigates six sets of key terms relating to the conceptualisation, transmission and production, and the agents of news. Based on an analysis of the Rostock Newspaper Corpus (RNC), which spans three centuries of news writing, the quantitative and qualitative developments of these news-related terms are explored. Their metadiscursive usage correlates with changing journalistic practices and sheds light on turning points in news writing. One such defining moment is located at the turn of the 19th/20th century, when changes were introduced which paved the way for modern journalism as we know it today.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction ix
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The formation of public news discourse and metadiscursive terminology
- “We have in some former bookes told you” 3
- Conceptualisations, sources and agents of news 23
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Changing modes of reference and shifts in audience orientation
- News in space and time 55
- Changing genre conventions and socio-cultural change 81
- Late Modern English death notices 103
- Medical news in England 1665–1800 in journals for professional and lay audiences 135
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Transgressing boundaries and shifting styles
- Comparing discourse construction in 17th-century news genres 163
- Speech-like syntax in written texts 191
- Playing upon news genre conventions 223
- Index 251
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction ix
-
The formation of public news discourse and metadiscursive terminology
- “We have in some former bookes told you” 3
- Conceptualisations, sources and agents of news 23
-
Changing modes of reference and shifts in audience orientation
- News in space and time 55
- Changing genre conventions and socio-cultural change 81
- Late Modern English death notices 103
- Medical news in England 1665–1800 in journals for professional and lay audiences 135
-
Transgressing boundaries and shifting styles
- Comparing discourse construction in 17th-century news genres 163
- Speech-like syntax in written texts 191
- Playing upon news genre conventions 223
- Index 251
