The Annihilation of Sympathy in English-Language Journalistic Texts

This article examines empathy annihilation in English-language journalistic texts. As a rule, this type of text is characterised by two indispensable factors: informativeness and impact on the recipients information. According to linguists’ traditional views, texts possess expressiveness, emotionality language units, author’s openness relation recipients, specific vocabulary. Following famous Soviet Russian linguist V. G. Kostomarov, authors admit that specificity formed combination standard expression. The explores conditions sympathy communicative behaviour Americans with reference American Internet publications. verifies researchers’ thesis tend show towards their close people dealing strangers, participants communication USA usually restraint. refer theory compassion psychologist P. Slovic suggest it be transferred situation expression/non-expression due similarity given emotiogenic factors. study demonstrates can cause following situations: positive effect phenomenon (self-care); empathic care (care for others); perceived (mutual intention communicating not each other).