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1. 1. Does Newspapers' Political Alignment Influence the Emotional Language in British Newspapers? : An Analysis of Headlines about the Nuclear Accident in Fukushima on 11 March 2011

   University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Ingrid Ryberg; [2013]
   Keywords : emotional language; news; linguistics;

   Abstract : The main aim of this essay is to examine the extent to which journalists choose certain emotional words in order to influence public opinion in a certain political direction. A number of headlines about the nuclear accident in Fukushima on 11th March 2011 in three British broadsheets with different political alignment form the basis of my analysis. READ MORE