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Informationen zum Autor Martin Conboy is a Reader in Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of The Press and Popular Culture (2002), Journalism: a Critical History (2004), as well as being the co-editor of r aseries of books on Journalism Studies. Klappentext Tabloid Britain examines four popular tabloid newspapers and uncovers the variety of linguistic strategies they use to depict contemporary Britain. Martin Conboy considers how this imaginary community of the British nation is drawn through themes such as 'outsiders' and 'insiders', women, celebrity, history and politics. Zusammenfassung Tabloid Britain examines four popular tabloid newspapers and uncovers the variety of linguistic strategies they use to depict contemporary Britain. Martin Conboy considers how this imaginary community of the British nation is drawn through themes such as 'outsiders' and 'insiders', women, celebrity, history and politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. When Did The Populars Become Tabloid? 2. The Rhetorical Patterns of Tabloid Language 3. The Semantics and Narratives of Nation 4. Tabloid history 5. Outsiders and the National Community Readers 6. Gender and Sexuality in Tabloid Britain 7. Popular Politics in a National Context 8. Celebrity and National Community 9. ‘Tabloidization’-Global Formats, National Contents Bibliography
