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Title "Representation of Climate in Graphic Journalism: An Intersemiotic Complementarity Approach"

Author(s) Narmeem Komal

Abstract Title: Representation of Climate in Graphic Journalism: An Intersemiotic Complementarity Approach The research attempts to explore the medium of graphic journalism to report incidents and communicate information. The graphic editorials on subject matter of climate are selected for the study. For this research, the theoretical model by T.D. Royce (1998) in his book "New Directions in the Analysis of Multimodal Discourse," published in 2007 is selected for the analysis to investigate the intersemiotic behavior of multiple modes. The data contains (35 graphic editorials) on subject matter of climate are selected from popular and widely visited graphic journalism websites. The study sought to examine the prevalence of dominant modes in the field of graphic journalism. Furthermore, to understand the cooperative conduct of the two modes that work together to disperse a single storyline. The interdependent behavior is emphasized by applying metafunction analysis on graphics. The study examines the various approaches employed by graphic journalists to depict and document climate-related events such as climate summits and their subsequent impacts such as wildfires and rising temperatures in Europe and many other. The study finds that the editorials utilize visual and verbal modalities extensively. The analysis examines the verbal and visual modalities of communication, focusing on their interdependent behavior. It considers the ideational, interpersonal, and compositional aspects in a comprehensive manner. Both approaches are equally important in establishing the semantic foundation for reporting specific information about climate. Therefore, the study aimsto encourage the use of graphic journalism and encourage journalists to embrace this creative medium, which has the capacity to both engage the reader/viewer emotionally and effectively convey information.

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Department English

Language English

Publication Date 2024-11-13

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Contributor(s) Dr. Azhar Habib

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