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"Written by a former news reporter and editor, News Talk gives us an insider's view of the media, showing how journalists select and construct their news stories. Colleen Cotter goes behind the scenes, revealing how language is chosen and shaped by news staff into the stories we read and hear. Tracing news stories from start to finish, she shows how the actions of journalists and editors - and the limitations of news writing formulas - may distort a story that was prepared with the most determined effort to be fair and accurate. Using insights from both linguistics and journalism, News Talk…
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5 editions- Other · English · 2012Cambridge University Press · 9780511811975
- Other · English · 2010Cambridge University Press · 9780511722653
- Other · English · 2010Cambridge University Press · 280 pages · 9780521819619
- Other · English · 2010Cambridge University Press · 9780511717598
- Other · English · 2006Cambridge University Press · 9780511714597
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