Sumários
Eurovision, Eurotrash, the British Media and Europe
16 Maio 2016, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Article about how the British press like to criticise Europe, particularly the European Union. Brief talk about how the BBC presents the Eurovision Song Contest as a bit of a joke.
Libel Law and No-Win-No-Fee cases
11 Maio 2016, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Article about the possible dangers for free speech as libel cases are now covered by English law's system of "No Win No Fee".
Analysis of two high quality texts in UK newspapers
9 Maio 2016, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Analysis of two texts from The Telegraph in which Boris Johnson shows how a very high standard of essay-writing style articles appear in the quality press in the UK.
Monitoring the Popular Press
4 Maio 2016, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Analysis of a text by Adrian Bingham about how the popular press has always been of low quality, despite the fact that a lot of people today seem to believe it is a recent development. This text is also used as an excellent example of how to write an essay in the editorial style, as explained in an earlier class.
The Cryptic Nature of Headlines and Private Eye
2 Maio 2016, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Explanation of the cryptic, almost coded nature of newspaper headlines, a language which almost excludes foreigners from understanding this kind of English. Explanation of the nature of the magazine Private Eye and why it is so highly regarded in political and economic circles.