it holds true that a flourishing fieldof contrastive rhetoric (cr) research has begun to address theway various text types and/or genres may differ across culturesand languages (corner, 1996).  very much in line withthis development, this study was an attempt to characterizethe linguistic structures of headlines in the sports section of 2 english newspapers: one non-iranian (the times) and one ...

This study identifies (i) the extent to which newsprint media communicate to their readers the lifestyle factors associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes and (ii) newspaper portrayal of social determinants affecting onset of disease. A content analysis of five leading UK national newspapers and their Sunday equivalents was conducted over a 3-month period bet...

BACKGROUND Although evolution is the driving force behind many of today's major public health and agriculture issues, both journalists and scientific researchers often do not use the term "evolve" in discussions of these topics. METHODS In a total of 1,066 articles and 716 papers selected from 25 US newspapers and 34 scientific journals, we assess usage of the word "evolve" and its substitute...

Social plugins for sharing news through Facebook and Twitter have become increasingly salient features on news sites. Together with the user comment feature, social plugins are the most common way for users to contribute. The wide use of multiple features has opened new areas to comprehensively study users’ participatory practices. However, how do these opportunities to participate vary between...

PURPOSE The news media plays an important role in agenda setting and framing of stories about tobacco control. The purpose of this study was to examine newspaper, newswire and television coverage of tobacco issues in the USA over a 7-year period. METHODS Analyses of 2004-2010 news media surveillance system data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Hea...

The Internet has become an important resource for information. The Internet presents information through web pages and hyperlinks. However, this mode of presentation is not always useful for every purpose. Internet searches are designed to locate and to present information more effectively. The efficiency and usefulness of Internet searches are becoming more and more dependent on the design of ...

We describe steps toward an interactive directory for the town of Norfolk, Nebraska for the years 1899 and 1900. This directory would extend the traditional city directory by including a wider range of entities being described, much richer information about the entities mentioned and linkages to mentions of the entities in material such as digitized historical newspapers. Such a directory would...

This paper examines and evaluates the content of news items reported in a sample of daily newspapers in China's biggest cities. Using three `Western' media sources, an inventory of news items directly or indirectly related to the `downside' of the economic reforms was generated. A simultaneous analysis of mainland newspapers finds that many of the same themes were reported, although the coverag...

Advances in recombinant DNA technology during the 1990’s have modified crops to produce traits not possible with traditional breeding techniques. These genetically modified (GM) foods can be modified to generate higher nutrient and yield levels, and to produce their own pesticides, fertilizers, and vaccines. This technology has caused considerable consumer debate, with opponents stressing healt...

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. middle and high school students (1). Exposure to e-cigarette advertisements is associated with higher odds of current e-cigarette use among middle and high school students (2-4). To assess patterns of self-reported exposure to four e-cigarette advertising sources (retail stores, the Internet, television, ...