Free indirect discourse in newspaper reports
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It has recently been noted (Onrust 1994) that two journalists at the Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad have introduced a new style of reporting on soccer and other ball games. Their articles present a mix of factual reporting of events, background information, interviews and commentary, employing a variety of literary techniques. Most notably, reactions and opinions are often reported in the form of free indirect discourse (henceforth FID), as exemplified by the italicized sentences in (1) and (2) (from Onrust 1994:196,199; translation mine—GR):
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