Language of Newspapers

Martin Conboy is a Reader in Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield., UK. He is author of several books on journalism studies, editor of the Journalism Studies series at SAGE, and serves on the editorial board of Journalism: Theory, Practice, Criticism

"Conboy provides a fresh and lively account of the emergence of early English newspapers and their development through the centuries. In this important new book, he unravels the fascinating story of how newspapers helped to shape and were shaped by social, political and historical events." -Andreas H. Jucker, Professor of English linguistics, University of Zurich, Switzerland

• Introduction: The Social Nature of Newspaper Language; 1. Society Writes Back; 2. Putting on a Style; 3. Radical Rhetoric; 4. Shaping The Social Market; 5. A Message From America; 6. Tabloid Talk; 7. Technology; Bibliography; Index.