Language and Media

This revised second edition of Language and Media emphasises the increasingly creative ways ordinary people are engaging in media production. It also addresses a number of urgent current concerns around media and media production/reception including fake news, clickbait, virality and surveillance.

Language and Media is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning more about media discourse. It provides a clear foundation in relevant theoretical concepts, balanced with plenty of engaging examples. In addition, the sections featuring extension activities and key readings make this an ideal course textbook.

Camilla Vasquez , University of South Florida

This book is a key volume for the new media age: updating, assessing, and expanding our understanding of media and the many ways language and communication dynamics operate across a changed and changing mediascape. The authors characterize native online media features such as memes, viral spreads, surveillance capacities, and resistance; as well as resituate longstanding elements of media research such as stories, participation frameworks, production dimensions, and representation. It is definitely the go-to resource for understanding the media now.

Colleen Cotter , Queen Mary University London

Rodney H. Jones is Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of Reading, UK.

Sylvia Jaworska is Associate Professor of Language and Professional Communication, University of Reading, UK.

Erhan Aslan is Lecturer of Applied Linguistics, University of Reading, UK.