10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOURNALESE»
Discover the use of
journalese in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
journalese and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Journalese: A Dictionary for Deciphering the News
A comprehensive A-to-Z dictionary of journalistic buzzwords and phrases, this witty book is both a handy reference and a humorous look at the true absurdity of journalistsOCO tired quips and clich(r)s.
Paul Dickson, Robert Skole, 2012
2
Pascal English Workbook 2: Stage 4
Journalese is the language used by journalists. A number of examples can be
found in the two news bulletins above. What is the meaning of the following
journalese terms? Under house arrest National Crimes Authority smashes a
major ...
3
Social Stylistics: Syntactic Variation in British Newspapers
Crystal and Davy - "Journalese" versus "normal" English Crystal and Davy (1969)
point out that the term "journalese", useful as it is, is also deceptive in that it
suggests far more coherence than there actually is among the entire body of ...
4
Two Steps Ahead of the Thought Police
I am a recognized expert on journalese, the arcane lingo of reporters and pundits
. To the delight of friends, I can do instant translations from journalese to English.
For instance, "omnipresent" means insufferable, as in "the omnipresent Yoko ...
5
Understanding Journalism: A Guide to Issues
News journalists tend to see it as a personal failure if their work requires mental
mastication. Gnarled news editors and chief subs who are not to be argued with
insist that a difficult news story misses its target. Journalese is purposeful. It has a
...
6
Writing for Broadcast Journalists
Each sentence in broadcasting must stand on its own legs with vertical content
and thought, with no hanging thoughts or subordinate clauses. Journalese So
are our viewers and listeners treated to this simplicity, clarity, accuracy and style,
...
7
Translation: An Advanced Resource Book
Language varieties distinguished on occupational grounds tend to attract labels
such as 'legalese' or 'journalese', which reflect the status of these registers as '
languages' in their own right. Task A1 0.2 F List a number of features we
associate ...
Basil Hatim, Jeremy Munday, 2004
8
Becoming a Public Relations Writer: A Writing Process ...
Journalese. Familiarity breeds contempt, or at least boredom. Clichés are familiar
expressions overused to the point where they are now weary and stale. Clichés
tell your the reader where you are going before you get there. Avoid them.
9
Delphi Works of Arnold Bennett (Illustrated)
A monthly review has been attending to the question of bad literary style —
otherwise called “journalese.” Butwhyinjustice it should be called journalese I do
not quite see, for the average newspaper in a city ofany importance is written
quite ...
10
Applied Languages: Theory and Practice in ESP
LAYERS OF SPECIFICITY IN BUSINESS ENGLISH DISCOURSE Santiago
Posteguillo and Juan Carlos Palmer Universitat Jaume I, Castello Introduction
Journalese, or the language used in newspapers, has commonly been
recognised as ...
Jordi Piqué Angordans, David J. Viera, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOURNALESE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
journalese is used in the context of the following news items.
Errors & Omissions: How a simple news story set off a philosophical …
In the whole journalese lexicon, is there an older, riper, more rotten cliché than “lost her fight for life”? Who witnessed this heart-rending “fight ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Ask The Old Editor: non-literal "see"
“Also haven't heard it in conversation, so strikes me a journalese. Often find a form of the verb 'have' works better. “Thoughts?” cComments. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
What makes a tweet believable?
Also absent are phrases such as "breaking news" or "confirmed" - the journalese adopted by the media. Messages that tend to mimic what ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
The worst thing that can ever happen to language is for it to end up …
In its context, we're all familiar with the sound and feel of “journalese”. Perhaps Justice White isn't, given his suggested replacements to the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
FAQs on Style
We should resist journalese formulations like “then-Gov.” Make it something like “Sonny Perdue, then the governor …” •••. For decades, life in ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Errors & Omissions: Hard-working drones? Quite the opposite
And let's get rid of the journalese “masterminded”; it makes the defendants sound like Professor Moriarty or Fu Manchu. Also, while we are at it, ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
News Clichés From All Over
After I wrote two earlier After Deadline posts on “journalese,” followers on Twitter pointed me to Robert Hutton, a British political reporter for ... «New York Times, May 15»
Remembering a literary mentor: How to write well, by the book
As a newcomer to the newspaper life, I was alarmed yet validated to read that "there is a kind of writing that might be called journalese, and it's ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
Why did the German bishops fail to raise their voice against the Nazis?
I am seeing no evidence of this happening in the short term and this piece of journalese on which we are commenting is typical of what we «Catholic Herald Online, May 15»
Election catch-up: Miliband and Balls, the dysfunctional relationship …
Ed Miliband spoke to The Observer and “showered praise on” (journalese for “was polite about”) Ed Balls. Balls spoke to the Mail on Sunday ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
