Media Coverage of the Baltimore Unrest in the Op-Ed of “The New York Times”: A Case Study

Nashwa Elyamany

doi:10.5565/rev/analisi.3215

La cobertura mediàtica dels disturbis de Baltimore en la secció d’opinió del «The New York Times»: un estudi de cas

Autors/ores

Nashwa Elyamany Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Smart Village, Egypt

Resum

Els articles d’opinió representen una font important de debat intel·lectual que influeix en la formació de l’opinió pública. Són textos periodístics desafiadors, rics en informació i persuasius, imbuïts de visions del món, arguments, sarcasmes i biaixos, per la qual cosa brinden pistes de rellevància respecte d’assumptes internacionals clau. Els recents assassinats de ciutadans per part de la policia als Estats Units han merescut una cobertura massiva en els mitjans de comunicació, especialment en la secció d’opinió de The New York Times el 2015. Ancorat en els estudis de l’anàlisi crítica del discurs, aquest estudi de cas ofereix una anàlisi qualitativa de la cobertura periodística dels disturbis a Baltimore, particularment en un article a The New York Times. Per identificar com es representa retòricament el cas nacional dels disturbis de Baltimore en el discurs periodístic, la investigadora adopta un enfocament eclèctic basat en la teoria de la valoració i la teoria de la metàfora conceptual. La investigadora té com a objectiu: primer, identificar els recursos d’avaluació inherents, utilitzats per l’autor per emmarcar el seu argument i posicionar dialògicament el públic (des)alineant-lo amb la seva visió del món; segon, mostrar el repertori metafòric que serveix de base a la seva postura ideològica.

Paraules clau

avaluació, actitud, metàfora conceptual, compromís, graduació

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Biografia de l'autor/a

Nashwa Elyamany, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Smart Village, Egypt

An experienced assistant professor in EFL/ESP instruction/program coordination and a certified IELTS speaking examiner with a proven track record of academic achievements, professional development, leadership, intercultural communication skills and work proficiency. Interested in interdisciplinary research in culture studies, gender studies, new media, pragmatics, stylistics, cognitive linguistics, multimodal discourse analysis, language assessment, teacher training, Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Mobile Learning and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in light of solid background, extensive coursework and specialization in TEFL/TESOL and applied linguistics.