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Discourse Analysis: How Bhutanese Issues are Discussed Online?
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Abstract With the introduction of the Internet, online news sites are encouraging ordinary
people to discuss and address their issues. Employing critical discourse analysis
approach, this paper analyses the discursive representation of news articles
published on tsheringtobgay.com. A critical discourse an... view more
With the introduction of the Internet, online news sites are encouraging ordinary
people to discuss and address their issues. Employing critical discourse analysis
approach, this paper analyses the discursive representation of news articles
published on tsheringtobgay.com. A critical discourse analysis of articles published
on the site reveals that Bhutanese news issues are discussed through two main
discursive constructions: the discursive construction of Bhutanese culture and
moral responsibility, and the discursive construction of national politics. Within
these two constructions, five major techniques are identified by which news
discourses are constructed. The analysis concludes that articles published on the
sampled site describe the Bhutanese people as being responsible and generous
and encourage readers to enhance their mutual understanding, promoting peaceful
coexistence in society. However, the news articles are critical of politicians and
sceptic about government plans and programs.... view less
Classification
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Free Keywords
Blog; democracy; Internet; journalism; issues
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 194-202
Journal
Media Watch, 9 (2018) 2
ISSN
0976-0911
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0