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Reference : Matheson , D (2000 ) The Birth of News Discourse : Changes in News Language in Britain News , 1900-1930 , New Culture and Society vol .2 pp .557-573

The article shows the role of journalists in news making and how it has changed over the years . It brought about the facilitation and development of news discourse which in turn paved the way for the creation of new knowledge

There had been many important key terms that the author used in the article . These include (1 ) journalists (2 ) Victorian Period

(3 British news (4 ) interpretation (5 (6 ) public discourse and (7 ) facilitator of knowledge

Analysis

Seeing this , I clearly understood the article and the relative arguments it presented . The author showcased an in-depth analysis of the pressing issues during the time that news discourse is developing in the UK . The relative impact that news writing has brought to the facilitation of knowledge and information remains to be seen . By actively analyzing the article , it came to my attention the relative importance of understanding the transition and evolution of British news discourse and how it became apparent in several societies and remained to be practiced until now . Overall the presentation was understandable and correctly sequenced to help the reader understand

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Reference : Webster , Frank (1995 ) Theories of the Information Society London : Routledge . Chapter 6 Information Management and Manipulation pp . 101-134

The availability of information in different forms and the growth of media have brought about the decline in the formal modes of informing society

There are different ideas and key terms given in the text . This includes (1 ) public sphere (2 ) journalism (3 ) information (4 ) libraries (5 government institutions (6 ) museums and (7

Analysis

Though at first the article seems to be difficult to comprehend due to its relative complexity , the arguments presented by Habermas seem to hold ground and give due importance to the way media has evolved and had taken for granted the models and institutions that deem to create a more rational thought concerning things . Such may prove to be the weakness of the article since it remains a hurdle for normal readers to actually understand the text

Another thing I don 't agree with the author is that all the information right now have been subject to intervention may it be social or political . There are still vital information /s that remain to be untainted with such ideas and remain to be a facilitator of rational thought process which is vital and a precursor for the creation of new and valid ideas

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Reference : Ekecrantz , J (1997 ) `Journalisms discursive events ' and sociopolitical change in Sweden 1925-1987 , Media Culture and Society vol 19 , 393-412

Ekecrantz 's article furthers the way journalism has been vital in the discursive patterns and its effects in sociopolitical change . Through this journalism has been a vital tool for the country 's societal changes during a certain given period

Important ideas include (1 ) media (2 ) societal changes...