A Critical Discourse Analysis of English News Reports

Critical discourse analysis(CDA) can help people better understand the subjective view and the hidden ideology in a news discourse. Based on M.A.K. Halliday's theory of transitivity and classification, this essay analyzes 3 reports from The New York Times and finds that despite how news reports may seem objective, every report contains the author's own opinion he/she tries to convince the readers. Special attention needs to be paid when we come across news discourse and we shouldn't let the hidden ideology in the reports manipulate our own viewpoint toward this world.