TIME AND SPACE IN THE CONTENT OF ESTONIAN DAILY NEWSPAPERS IN THE 20TH CENTURY
TIME AND SPACE IN THE CONTENT OF ESTONIAN DAILY NEWSPAPERS IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Author(s): Maarja Lõhmus, Ragne Kõuts, Andres Kõnno, Agnes AljasSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: journalism; newspaper; temporal structure; ideology; future; longitude of content; Estonia; Finland; Russia
Summary/Abstract: The present study aims to describe the dynamics of spatial-temporal relations in daily newspaper texts. This includes agreements on what constitutes the ‘present’, the extent of the ‘past’ and the ‘future’, and where the reader’s hypothetical place in space is. The temporal dimensions that emerged in Estonian newspapers (Päevaleht, Rahva Hääl, Eesti Päevaleht) were strongly future-oriented. This was a characteristic tendency throughout the 20th century and it can be noted even today. The orientation towards future is notable in comparison with Finnish (Helsingin Sanomat) and Russian (Pravda) newspaper texts.
Journal: TRAMES
- Issue Year: XV/2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 60-73
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English