Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Part I. Introduction
5. Political discourse in the media 3
6. Part II. From linguistic device to discourse practice
7. Presupposition and ‘taking-for-granted’ in mass communicated political argument. An illustration from British, Flemish and Swedish political colloquy 31
8. Metaphors in election night television coverage in Britain, the United States and Germany 75
9. Part III. Discursive practice in political interviews
10. "Are you saying ...?" A cross-cultural analysis of interviewing practices in TV election night coverages 109
11. Represented discourse in answers: A cross-cultural perspective on French and British political interviews 139
12. Challenges in political interviews 163
13. Variation in interviewing styles 197
14. Part IV. Media events
15. Christmas Messages by heads of state 227
16. Information meets entertainment 275
17. Presenting television election nights in Britain, the United States and Germany 315
18. Index 377