MediaSpeak: Three American VoicesThis book defines and analyzes the content, structure, and values of three predominant types of public discourse, which are labeled Doublespeak, Salespeak, and Sensationspeak. These media messages are examined to determine how they are constructed and how they influence individuals, ideology, and culture. Discussions are illustrated with a diverse range of examples from popular culture, magazines, Internet sites, politics, television, and film. Fox argues that the Information Age has replaced actual reality with representations of reality. He states that electronic media dominates our lives. Together, these three voices saturate media and technology, profoundly influencing American culture. Fox suggests specific strategies for recognizing and understanding these coded messages. |
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... fact manner , emphasizing only the service and the fact that it was free . The doctor's name and number appeared on the screen , just as legitimate public service information might be provided about a natural disaster or food bank ...
... fact that media becomes invested with untoward in- fluence here , the larger fact is that media sets up such conflicts in the first place , and then , even more media texts bemoan and moralize over what happens . A more subtle ...
... facts to constitute a foreground . Hence , the surrounding speculations and fictions slid right into the foreground to ... fact and fiction ; real and imaginary ; present , past , and future ; local , national , and global ; public and ...
Contents
Making Sense of MediaSpeak | 17 |
Doublespeak | 45 |
Salespeak | 87 |
Copyright | |
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