Working with the Political Events in the Newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes and Právo (focused on the presentation of the political left and the right) Cover Image

Zpracování politických událostí na stránkách deníků Mladá fronta Dnes a Právo (vzhledem k prezentaci levice a pravice)
Working with the Political Events in the Newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes and Právo (focused on the presentation of the political left and the right)

Author(s): Veronika Němcová
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Left Wing; Information handling; Mladá fronta Dnes; Právo; Negative Connotation; Titles for Politicians; Persuasion; Right Wing; Partiality

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to show how two of the daily newspapers Mladá fronta Dnes and Právo present the same political events. The author of the article purposes to confi rm or disconfirm possible tendency of these newspapers to side with some political subjects – Mladá fronta Dnes to right-wing subjects and Právo to left-wing ones. Ordinary methods commonly used in linguistical stylistics, critical analysis methods, are employed in comparing of the news. The author focuses on the names position of particular representatives (or parties shortcut), on possible persuasion or information handling problems. Following the news analysis the author confirmes that Mladá fronta and Právo use the terms contributing to partiality tendency.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 87-105
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Czech