Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-121) and indexes.

The Language of Newspapers explores the ways in which the press portrays current events, from ideological bias, to the role of headlines in newspaper articles and ways in which newspapers relate to their audience. Features of this second edition include: a new introduction, taking account of recent developments in the media newspaper articles on subjects including the Blairs, Jeffrey Archer, the British journalist captured for suspected spying in Afghanistan, Mary Bell, and James Bulger's killers new activities and commentaries to support student-directed study a 'further resources' section with details of on-line newspapers and urls to visit.