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The key concept in the argument about journalism emerging in the course of the 19th century is that of discourse. This notion, as many oft-used concepts, is elusive. The objective of the following pages is to explain the way I understand this notion and to indicate the contribution this concept can make, in my opinion, to the sociology of the media.1
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Chalaby, J.K. (1998). Beyond the Prison-House of Language: Discourse as a Sociological Concept. In: The Invention of Journalism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230376175_4
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