Text, Time and Technology in News English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20086095 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allan Bell (0000-0003-1563-8923, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Pages | 12-43 |
| Publication date | 1997-02-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Redesigning English (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203993842-2 |
| OpenAlex | W3023960347 |
| ISBN | 9780203993842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This first chapter considers some of the ways in which the English language is used in international news. English has been extraordinarily important in the development and diffusion of news practices and news conventions, as the forms of modern journalism were largely developed in the English language. It was the rise of daily newspapers in English-speaking countries that helped define the nature of modern news and news stories. Still more strongly, it was the emergence of international news agencies, overwhelmingly in English, that both defined and disseminated these forms throughout the world. Stories from these agencies make up a large proportion of the content of most newspapers, and the agencies are leading purveyors of news and custodians of news style. The English language dominates the exchange of news around the world, particularly through the major international agencies such as Reuters and Associated Press. Translation into other languages is time-consuming and expensive. Although the agencies do a lot of translation, the need for this cuts news flows by at least half, according to Oliver Boyd-Barrett (1980). In short, if you do not have access to English, you miss out on most of the news disseminated throughout the world
Computer Science · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Media Studies and Communication
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |