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1. 1. Reporting Trends in Sustainability and Climate Change Discourse : A corpus study about reporting verbs in global news

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Pontus Jaktlund Gunnarsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Corpus; Linguistics; Reporting Verbs; Media; Metonymy; Quantitative Analysis; Qualitative Analysis.;

   Abstract : In news reports, journalists often make references to what spokespersons from public organizations have announced. While doing so, reporting verbs are not an uncommon occurrence (Li, Zhao & Lou, 2023: 2). READ MORE

3. 2. Just Because You Can Say It, Doesn’t Mean You Should Say It : A Discourse Analysis About the Legitimation in Arguments on Controversy Over the Usage of a Chinese Word That Sounds Like the N-Word

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Lu Wendy; [2024]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the arguments in news video clips and comments on social media on whether it was right or wrong of the professor who used a Chinese filler word that sounded like the N-word. I examined the legitimation strategies of the arguments reflected in the social media report and comments on the controversy. READ MORE

4. 3. Media Representations of Doping in Sports : An Analysis of How Media Frames Men and Women in Doping Scandals

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Carolina Guglielmetti; [2023]
   Keywords : doping; framing; media representation; Lance Armstrong; Marion Jones; performance-enhancing drugs;

   Abstract : In this thesis we delve into the profile doping scandals involving Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong. Our aim is to analyze how the online news media portray doping allegations in sports specifically on these two athletes. READ MORE

5. 4. Rainbow Flags and Rubber Bullets : A Framing Analysis of LGBTI+ and Pride in Contemporary Turkey

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Julia Sjöstrand; [2023]
   Keywords : LGBTI ; Turkey; framing analysis; pride; media portrayal; Hurriyet Daily News; Daily Sabah;

   Abstract : The LGBTI+ community in Turkey are regularly subjected to discrimination, threats andviolence. This study aims to analyze how two Turkish newspapers cover LGBTI+ in Turkey,with a time frame of the last ten years and a sub-focus on the ban of Istanbul pride in 2015. READ MORE

6. 5. Evaluation of the effectiveness of narcotics policies by the Swedish Government

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Amit Kumar Singh; Barjinder Kaur; [2023]
   Keywords : Evaluation of narcotics; Substance misuasge; Mortality;

   Abstract : Swedish news media are questioning whether Sweden's zero-tolerance drug policy can be sustained. Even in northern Europe, governments seldom take such a strong stance, and the UN has criticised Sweden's "balanced health and human rights strategy. Sweden's tough attitude is one factor. READ MORE