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The Silent Partner: News Agencies And 21st Century News, Jane Johnston, Susan Forde
The Silent Partner: News Agencies And 21st Century News, Jane Johnston, Susan Forde
Jane Johnston
This article investigates the ubiquitous presence of news agencies (or wire services) in the daily news. While considering the international environment, it focuses on the sole Australian news agency, Australian Associated Press (AAP), and on its dominance within the Australian news landscape. The article presents the findings of two case studies, tracing press releases through AAP and into the daily news around the world, while also analyzing the media culture that accepts copy from news agencies as “gospel”—a commodity to be used and reused without checking accuracy, and often without attribution. In addition, we identify that the heightened status of …
Towards A Narratology Of Court Reporting, Jane Johnston, Rhonda Breit
Towards A Narratology Of Court Reporting, Jane Johnston, Rhonda Breit
Jane Johnston
This article uses the theory of narratology to connect legal discourses and processes with the way the media translate the law into news. It identifies how narratology has been used by other disciplines, notably the law, to provide a framework for better understanding, and uses a range of theories and examples to propose a narratology for court reporting. The research identifies six key elements of narrative and expands these into a three-level schema of story level, discourse analysis and the interpretative context of stories. Finally, the article foreshadows a methodology through which to develop the narratology that follows court proceedings …