Abstract
This paper analyzes the influence of ideology on the journalistic message on the basis of materials published about Alexander Litvinenko by The Times, The Sun and Pravda. The paper applies the concept presented by Teun A. van Dijk, who identifies the following aspects of message structure: lexical elements, implications, presuppositions, descriptions, cohesion, semantic events, semantic and external structures. The analysis involves the examples taken from the articles about the Litvinenko issue to show how ideologies and opinions can be present in the content of journalistic accounts.
Highlights
A similar definition was constructed by Samuel Becker, who thought that ideology is responsible for our perception of the world and us
A slightly different conception of ideology was offered by Teun A. van Dijk
Teun A. van Dijk introduced the framework to analyse how the ideologies and opinions can be expressed in the texts
Summary
One of the factors, which can have an influence on the media content and language, is ideology. A similar definition was constructed by Samuel Becker, who thought that ideology is responsible for our perception of the world and us. It has the control over our opinions about what is normal and common These definitions suggest that it is possible to interpret ideology as a set of ideas and beliefs, which enable us to see and construe the surrounding world. According to Stuart Hall the ideological power is given to media through their ability to define and present the situation It can be interpreted as an act of creating and shaping people’s point of
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