An analysis of political discourses in the media

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 English Department Baqir al-Olum University

2 Communication Studies Department Tehran University

Abstract

Based on Critical Discourse Analysis, the paper is to
show how media are biased in representing political
discourses. After introducing discourse analysis in brief, the
paper explains what factors must be studied in examining
political discourses in media. Finally, the paper briefly
discusses the role of Iran in the 33-days war between Israel
and Hizbollah in Lebanon as represented in B.B.C.

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