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A logical place to start may be to ask "what is news?" Bignell (1997:81) suggests that "news is not just facts, but representations produced in language and other signs like photographs." The newspaper is just one medium of news communication; other media include television, radio, magazines, and the Internet. This essay will discuss on a particular news story as covered in New Zealand daily newspaper's web site, namely The Dominion. The story that is being covered is that of a TV personality whose car was towed and he tried to wreck his car. The medium of the Internet news is particularly interesting as signifiers are presented simultaneously thus offering a concrete display of signs which the reader can browse at his/her own pace and can also be downloaded, unlike television or radio news which possibly can be watched or listened to at particular time. Internet is a universe of opportunities for...

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