Tuesday, 29 April 2008

Glossary

authorial intent- intention of writer
anchorage- including captions to cement the 'meaning' of an image or story
chequebook journalism- someone being enticed to sell their story for money
connotation- the association a word creates
defamation- attacking someones good name
gatekeeping- the decisions made be an editor about which stories to cover
graphology-the visual aspects of a text, layout and images
homonym- a word that has more than one meaning eg lighter
intertextuality- when a text refers to another text- eg Pulp Fiction ( story about Jarvis Cocker)
interpolation-how a mood is signalled and the reader dragged in
journalese- tabloid style of writing
libel- writing something that damages a subjects reputation
mode of address- the tone of voice the paper 'speaks' to its audience in
news values- what it deemed newsworthy
polyseme- a word that has closely related different meanings- head
redtops- another word for tabloids
stereotypes- socially constructed image, often used as  a shorthand
tabloid tag- colloquial phrase to describe someone. 

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