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    SS r The Language of Everyday Life An Introduction Dy The Language of Written News Reporting [News reporting is important ws because i isa key source of access to ‘vents that alec out lives ctrl, politically, economically and often ‘motional, News fesse slestiv ant partial both in what slated fr worth reporting, and in hw tis presented. Ths chapter describes some important elements of the language found in-rews reports, looking in pricular a some ofthe raneworks that have enabled geeacher to reves Fw mows wing acces iv soil and informative parpoe- Pointers for fucter reading in his thriving Fld of rescarch shold enable yout Fallow up specie areas for farther sto ‘Aol t any newspaper wil reveal a range of uillerent hinds of texts with iferne sis, presentation, and content Bell (1991-1) divides writen news overge no ths flowing eter 1 Hed news, 2 Soft news suchas feanue articles 3 “Spec topic’ nw, such as spor oF as. 4 Headines, subheadings, photo captions, ln this chapte, we will oncentat o jas one of hese text ype: bad Dew, sand ia parla, "spor news (ct Bel, 1994100), store of erine, disaster, Fre and 20 on. However, at Bal nots, the categoy of headlines, captions, tnd other such devices cuts across the others, sac all news wring ll fate some oral ofthese “The caper wil raw onthe reporting, ovr a period ling from December 1896 0 Api 1997, of an lege oud tae’ killing, Lee Harvey had accord ing to hit fants, Tracey Andrews bean drawn ito sat and moan eat ‘hase and had been stabbed in a rmote country Lane by the passenger athe ‘other ca, a dark blue Ford Serra The ether car was ever found and Tracey eral wae subsequently charged and later found guley of Lee Harvey's urd: Apat frm allowing ws fo explore some ofthe typical characteris ‘knew reporting ts also mteresting to observe ve change in sympathy chat ‘is prsetin the repre a, day by dy, Teaey’steatment nthe press changed arctan ger etistt ee pre eceereeereet owl ose from these reports how langage reflect these changing bls out he os and how commanicates thems to reader ‘Work by Galeng and Roge (1965) and Ball (1991: 156) gives a usefl ‘overview ofthe element that make sory newsworthy’ ~ fctors that ate ‘Samed mews values While some ofthese elite to the way new called inf aupets of te presentstion, the mon ental news value are argos ‘hoe that determine the choice of nes content Ge which elements of he ‘tory are chose for parila emphasis The nat ase ofthese mega newewortiness often depends on someting bad happening, such ou ine fr diaer. News iv alo expeced to be novel and. unaual, rather than Fowtings and it mast be recent ideally Sting into 2 24-hour span: punctual ‘vent are therefore more Ikaly to be reported than dawr-out ones. Tt ‘3b, news should wherever possible be attaburable co respected sources, Sa should give as many supporting facts as posible "Mange soup ofthe sles the Bell sige canbe summarized in terme the eae dst for fair clements even within the mot unexpected and ‘ove situaions, invoking interest and seltdeeieation with the story ents thar ate geagraphicly ele are therefore more newsworthy than deat ‘ones and sitions parcpsns that are calaraly lee” and tari, ‘ten if geographically dean, wil be found more meaning: Despite the fod for novelty newsworthiness in nory may ale depend op the Compatibility of the kind of people involved o the ypical pattern ofthe ype ‘of event being eepoted with what eades expect of that soil group or that id of event Bell eo ths consonance. This rst in dominant frame ‘works and metaphors tenting applied to news stories order to rede them more far and peeditble. Events that can be presented in More personal tenn ace more newswocty than those that age relevant to lage Impersinal groups, which explain why news reporting often focuses in onthe experiences of individuals involied in gret events to personalize the ory Finally, reernce to te persons’ alendy well known to readers always ake for newsworthiness In oder tose hw aspecie report rests these values of newsworthiness, swe can tun tocar colleeon of src concerning te Tracey Andrews ese The fet reporting of Lee Harvey ling occured on Sed December 198 “The following nee sporti taken From the Gaara om that dt DRIVER Rd eo duh nro fisted afer ing tabbed ine es, Erbcormocl a ~ vars We Mei pe hag fo th ask wh ile Le Hay, ged 25a ne hs tle Tac Arena, nae sek only coun don Sys “fara eat comer ha a Bloke for ee Nec ple eee nh nso meng mar ata reraling mance Te a soon ts ey ha ao or me ‘ape ot oer cate” “he eon, who ed pie in he lg of Aechuch and each had ¢ oun uy» previa ur, ago ut fr Sk ch nc {er oumey a cae he Marek roman 4 Sry dove Home on the ASK hey oe dark regain Ford Sita ncn pov tndo ato 1 NP hy hot owt Mr Hara ae ange er see Th oly Stes wo Tce She ang dang tp oo te Hove can Damn Ske war nl avo of hear ern “he su sed he rr re on 9 he mall od and lanes hat wold ead the Ncw Aechcy with theca falowig en pars hem te mi conto rg wi henge sng were i “he Svs beled a ane nthe Mae ad Me Acs hie i tne Fo 8 Trend oan sat os ap ey indie dive of he tec pt ot. Thre were eal ech nd are Iie have Don Deo pk si Mr aon “ "he order et bc bine “Then he ot peng» man on and poche Me Harvey and sated him at sted rac ang ae nel He ae Sted at as 13 ies the ac, ek an uy The sack ced he fate round sen te mere mc wk cad Doth te nl we She reqs sve The eas ha sped ous a ltd os. Thoe mc head ong atone of the hppved fob ving ta th ce ods ME Ades onthe arin erie ese Thy cl spl 1a Span Joon ner thsi "We a eg is mire smart ste ome eT ws on “The stacker dss ie nd 29-26, abot Hao i ad ex oveweght He mas nearing thera doy pe let abd would fev ene el lt ape ee ecm whe The sory coil reflects the import ws ae of gti, sine concn murder ao ser rd December wi 3 Taso th he incent having tae pace om Sunny ny to lt for the net to hate tered nme forthe Moay con alent of tenets family and wncapectncn tenon betren the erin of the iewmsne ane ep ofh eet cay mained ‘cpr, and this serves to igen the see of shock a he il ecground iformaon wih esse anlar ches en of te

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