Photojournalism: A Social Semiotic Approach

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-30100-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4238 g

This book explores the role of photographs in newspapers and online news, analyzing how meanings are made in images and exploring text-image relations, illustrated with authentic news stories from both print and online news outlets.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caple, H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introducing the Multisemiotic News Story 2. News Values and the Multisemiotic News Story 3. The Multiple Functionality of News Images 4. Composition and Aesthetic Value in Press Photography 5. Text-image Relations in News Discourse Part 1: Image as Nucleus 6. Text-image Relations in News Discourse Part 2: Image as Satellite 7. Text-image Relations in News Discourse Part 3: Sequences of Images 8. Evolving Practices

Über Autor(innen)

Helen Caple is a Lecturer in Media, Communications and Journalism at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Her primary research interests centre on press photography and text-image relations. She is the co-author of News Discourse (with Monika Bednarek) and has also worked as a press photographer in the UK.