Sensationalism in media discourse: A genre-based analysis of Chinese legal news reports

被引:7
作者
Ge, Yunfeng [1 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Normal Univ, Foreign Languages Coll, Jinan 250014, Peoples R China
关键词
Critical discourse analysis; genre; interdiscursivity; legal news reports; marketization; sensationalism;
D O I
10.1177/1750481315602395
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
As a type of public discourse closely related to litigation practices, Chinese legal news reports incorporate the important progress in China's judicial reform. Meanwhile, due to the competitive pressure and driven by profit, Chinese legal news reports are characteristic of an evident trend of marketization. This article examines how and to what extent sensationalism invades Chinese legal news reports. The research methodology combines the theoretical paradigms of critical discourse analysis and genre analysis, with particular attention paid to the notions of genre and interdiscursivity. The data include 70 legal news reports in Legal Daily. Analytical results show that Chinese legal news reports, although being a highly institutional genre, include a number of sensational strategies which promote the restructuring of legal news reports in China.
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页数:18
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