Michael Tasseron
Biographic Data
| ID | 3047097 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Tasseron |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Tasseron |
| SIGNATURE | TASSERON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Independent Scholar, Tokyo, Japan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0072-0676 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Generic empathy in energy industry sustainability discourse
This study examines the textual and visual discourse relating to sustainability initiatives on the websites of three of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies, namely BP, Shell and TotalEnergies. The study’s conceptual underpinnings draw on what is advanced in scholarship on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Multimodal critical discourse analysis is the approach used, with a focus on the legitimation practices by the companies. The findin…
Mitigating Risks to Journalists in the 2014 Gaza War
Reporting on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict poses a significant risk to the physical safety of journalists and other media professionals. At times of heightened conflict between the two sides, the magnitude of the risks journalists face increases exponentially. Journalists reporting from Gaza are particularly at risk from military attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces. In this article, I examine the practices of international news repor…
A multimodal critical discourse analysis of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces recruitment brochure
Military recruitment strategies continue to evolve in line with developments in broader socio-political contexts. In what can be seen as a fairly recent development, both men and women are now central to recruitment campaigns. Such changes can be viewed as signalling a shift towards equality in military forces. Critics argue, however, that changes in this respect are superficial and serve to mask the prevailing masculine dominance in the military…
The semiotics of visual and textual legitimacy in the 2014 Gaza war
In this article I conduct a multimodal critical discourse analysis of news coverage of the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza by select British and South African print news outlets. The representation of the actors’ legitimacy is the theoretical framework used for the study. Interviews were also conducted with journalists who reported on the war for insights into aspects of news production that impacted their reporting. Textually and visually Israeli m…
Reporting Under the Microscope in Israel-Palestine and South Africa
Criticism of media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict arguably exceeds that of other conflicts. As advanced in their Propaganda Model, Herman and Chomsky claim that this may result in “flak” (26), which can constrain news coverage of certain issues (see Herman, Edward S., and Noam Chomsky. 2002. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon). Researchers who have examined flak’s perceived influence h…
Localising the Reporting of the 2014 Gaza War by the South African Press
The longstanding Palestinian–Israeli conflict sees considerable attention worldwide and despite continuing downsizing, prominent international news organisations and agencies continue to maintain bureaus in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This enables news outlets beyond the region, who lack the resources to produce original reporting, to provide their audiences with coverage of this distant conflict. Concerns have been raised ab…
Legitimizing military action through statistics and discourse in the 2014 IDF assault on Gaza
This article analyses the way statistics were used by select British and South African news outlets in the coverage of the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza. Taking asymmetrical warfare as their primary theoretical framework, we used a content analysis and interviews with journalists to uncover specific patterns and imbalances in the coverage. Within the text of the articles, we observed the way numbers served to legitimize Israeli attacks and de-legi…
Legitimizing military action through statistics and discourse in the 2014 IDF assault on Gaza
This article analyses the way statistics were used by select British and South African news outlets in the coverage of the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza. Taking asymmetrical warfare as their primary theoretical framework, we used a content analysis and interviews with journalists to uncover specific patterns and imbalances in the coverage. Within the text of the articles, we observed the way numbers served to legitimize Israeli attacks and de-legi…
A multimodal critical discourse analysis of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces recruitment brochure
Military recruitment strategies continue to evolve in line with developments in broader socio-political contexts. In what can be seen as a fairly recent development, both men and women are now central to recruitment campaigns. Such changes can be viewed as signalling a shift towards equality in military forces. Critics argue, however, that changes in this respect are superficial and serve to mask the prevailing masculine dominance in the military…
Reporting Under the Microscope in Israel-Palestine and South Africa
Criticism of media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict arguably exceeds that of other conflicts. As advanced in their Propaganda Model, Herman and Chomsky claim that this may result in “flak” (26), which can constrain news coverage of certain issues (see Herman, Edward S., and Noam Chomsky. 2002. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon). Researchers who have examined flak’s perceived influence h…
Mitigating Risks to Journalists in the 2014 Gaza War
Reporting on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict poses a significant risk to the physical safety of journalists and other media professionals. At times of heightened conflict between the two sides, the magnitude of the risks journalists face increases exponentially. Journalists reporting from Gaza are particularly at risk from military attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces. In this article, I examine the practices of international news repor…
The semiotics of visual and textual legitimacy in the 2014 Gaza war
In this article I conduct a multimodal critical discourse analysis of news coverage of the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza by select British and South African print news outlets. The representation of the actors’ legitimacy is the theoretical framework used for the study. Interviews were also conducted with journalists who reported on the war for insights into aspects of news production that impacted their reporting. Textually and visually Israeli m…
Localising the Reporting of the 2014 Gaza War by the South African Press
The longstanding Palestinian–Israeli conflict sees considerable attention worldwide and despite continuing downsizing, prominent international news organisations and agencies continue to maintain bureaus in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This enables news outlets beyond the region, who lack the resources to produce original reporting, to provide their audiences with coverage of this distant conflict. Concerns have been raised ab…
Legitimizing military action through statistics and discourse in the 2014 IDF assault on Gaza
This article analyses the way statistics were used by select British and South African news outlets in the coverage of the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza. Taking asymmetrical warfare as their primary theoretical framework, we used a content analysis and interviews with journalists to uncover specific patterns and imbalances in the coverage. Within the text of the articles, we observed the way numbers served to legitimize Israeli attacks and de-legi…
The semiotics of visual and textual legitimacy in the 2014 Gaza war
In this article I conduct a multimodal critical discourse analysis of news coverage of the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza by select British and South African print news outlets. The representation of the actors’ legitimacy is the theoretical framework used for the study. Interviews were also conducted with journalists who reported on the war for insights into aspects of news production that impacted their reporting. Textually and visually Israeli m…
Reporting Under the Microscope in Israel-Palestine and South Africa
Criticism of media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict arguably exceeds that of other conflicts. As advanced in their Propaganda Model, Herman and Chomsky claim that this may result in “flak” (26), which can constrain news coverage of certain issues (see Herman, Edward S., and Noam Chomsky. 2002. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon). Researchers who have examined flak’s perceived influence h…
Mitigating Risks to Journalists in the 2014 Gaza War
Reporting on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict poses a significant risk to the physical safety of journalists and other media professionals. At times of heightened conflict between the two sides, the magnitude of the risks journalists face increases exponentially. Journalists reporting from Gaza are particularly at risk from military attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces. In this article, I examine the practices of international news repor…
A multimodal critical discourse analysis of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces recruitment brochure
Military recruitment strategies continue to evolve in line with developments in broader socio-political contexts. In what can be seen as a fairly recent development, both men and women are now central to recruitment campaigns. Such changes can be viewed as signalling a shift towards equality in military forces. Critics argue, however, that changes in this respect are superficial and serve to mask the prevailing masculine dominance in the military…
Generic empathy in energy industry sustainability discourse
This study examines the textual and visual discourse relating to sustainability initiatives on the websites of three of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies, namely BP, Shell and TotalEnergies. The study’s conceptual underpinnings draw on what is advanced in scholarship on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Multimodal critical discourse analysis is the approach used, with a focus on the legitimation practices by the companies. The findin…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Media studies (5 works) · Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Scholarship (3 works) · Social science (3 works)