The Discursive and Social Paradigm of Al-Jazeera English in Comparison and Parallel with the BBC

The Discursive and Social Paradigm of Al-Jazeera English in Comparison and Parallel with the BBC

This article links text analysis with social practices to provide an account of the discursive and social niche that Al-Jazeera English has carved out for itself when compared and paralleled with that of the BBC. It critically analyzes the broadcasters' hard news discourse in order to gain a pr...

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Published in:Communication studies 2011-01, Vol.62 (1), p.23-40
Main Author: Barkho, Leon
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Al-Jazeera English
Communication
Critical discourse analysis
Discourse Analysis
Discourse strategies
Knowledge
Old English
Social And Discursive Practices
Social conditions & trends
Television broadcasting
Television news
Text analysis
The BBC
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Summary:This article links text analysis with social practices to provide an account of the discursive and social niche that Al-Jazeera English has carved out for itself when compared and paralleled with that of the BBC. It critically analyzes the broadcasters' hard news discourse in order to gain a proper understanding of how they employ language to transmit knowledge and communicative events. It relies on a detailed analysis of a variety of data and texts as they unfold below and above sentence level. The triangulated Critical Discourse Analysis throws new light on how Al-Jazeera English designs its discursive and social strategies, providing reasonable interpretation of how it distances itself from the "Anglo-Saxon" discourse of the BBC.
ISSN:1051-0974
1745-1035
1745-1035