Tabloid Britain - Constructing a Community through Language (Hardcover, New)

Martin Conboy is a well respected and experienced commentator on journalism and the media. In his new book, Tabloid Britain, he takes a critical look at the language of the tabloids to explore how they - by covering information in a sensational way and only when it suits their wider pattern of coverage - both create a well-defined version of Britain today and construct a type of community. From Posh and Becks to Tony Blair and Osama Bin Laden, the British tabloids become involved in the private and public lives of celebrities, terrorists and political figures alike and help to shape the nation's perception of people and events. Drawing on case studies from all the main tabloids, this book considers the narratives, semantics and ideologies that come together in these papers to create a 'textual community' of nation. It not only analyzes the ways in which language devices are used to create a perceived threat or danger from the outside world (asylum seekers, the European Union, Islamophobia); the language used to describe celebrities; and the use of puns in tabloids, but discusses the language of the tabloids in a wider media and global context. gender and sexuality, this book affords an invaluable insight into how the tabloids have become so influential in everyday British life.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	2006
Authors:	Martin Conboy
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-35552-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism
LSN:	0-415-35552-4
Barcode:	9780415355520

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