“Annexation or Reunification?” Linguistic Appraisal of German and Russian news reporting on Crimea
Journal: KU ScholarWorks (The University of Kansas)
Year: 2018

“Fake News” has reached new heights of contestation within recent times around the globe. Appraisal Theory provides a framework through which instances of news platforms’ positive and negative judgments can be identified, including their stances toward what counts as truthful reporting. Previously, researchers have identified the stances of news agencies by conducting linguistic analyses on news articles, showing how new agencies are able to assert their views through textual constructions. Howe