Analysis of a Story in the Newspaper -- Media Publication

IntroductionNews media investigate, analyze, and newspaper publisher to stakeholder publics on issues and plaint s that occur around the globe in a twenty-four-hour, 365-day news cycle (Richard,200798). Because of the sort news media works, we know what is happening in the world and we can have connection to other places. With new media arising, the information transmission process locomote even faster. Though new media is getting more prevalent, still, a considerable amount of people rely on one of the traditional news media newspaper.Facing the competition, the track news reported may change as newspapers need to maintain large circulation figures to stay profitable (Bignell 199783). This directly affects how news is presented. To make news solicitation to readers, information may under design as mentioned by Thorne (2008), the function of newspapers in the 21st century is not only referential, entertainment has become equally important in the battle to win readers(P.262). In this paper, a piece of news was taken from WiseNews for analysis. It was an event occupied a large insurance coverage in newspaper and caught lots of public attention The Manila Hostage Incident. I would like to see how journalist presents the story to their readers through looking at its structure and the use of language.Information FlowIn reporting the news, journalist adopts the story-telling approach. Journalists are professional story-teller of our age (Bell,1991147). When reporting an incident. Journalists tend not to exactly report the fact in each paragraph without linking the information together. Instead, they tend to make the piece of text into a story. Headline Te headline is considered as an pilfer of the abstract (Bell, 1991149)... ...authority. Appraisal elements are used to align readers including concession, modality and appreciation. Echoing Bell (2004), journalists are story teller. When presenting news to readers, they do not simply report facts but tell a story by the use of certain format and lexical choices.Works CitedBell, A. (1991). The Language of News Media. UK Blackwell PublishersBignell, J. (1997). Media semiotics. New York Manchester University shakeKessler, L. and MnDonald, D. (1989). Mastering Writing with Substance and Style. USA Wadsworth, Inc.Martin, J.R. and Rose, D. (2007). Working with Discourse. London Continuum.Reah, D. (2002). The Language of Newspapers. NY RoutledgeRichard, S. (2007). Media Relations. Australia Oxford University Press.Thorne,S.(2008). Mastering Advanced English Language. Great Britain Cromwell Press Ltd.