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Routledge Profanity, Obscenity and the Media: 02 - Journalism

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Explore the evolution of modern communication with Profanity, Obscenity and the Media: 02. This second volume of Melvin J. Lasky's Language of Journalism series offers a deep look into the changing landscape of media language. Recognized as an original study in communications, this work examines the comparative styles and prejudices found in mainstream American and British newspapers. Lasky provides a trenchant analysis of how language is used within the press, specifically looking at the systematic debasement of words through obligatory platitudes and compulsory euphemisms. This book serves as a vital resource for those studying the crisis affecting honest, thoughtful, and independent journalism in the Western world. It is an essential read for students, academics, and professionals interested in sociology, anthropology, and the social sciences.

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Second volume in the acclaimed Language of Journalism series by Melvin J. Lasky.

Analyzes the comparative styles and prejudices of American and British newspapers.

Examines the systematic debasement of language through euphemisms and platitudes.

Provides a study of the current crisis facing independent journalism in the West.

A specialized resource for the study of communications and contemporary language.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0765802201
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 August 2014
Listed Since: 31 January 2007

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