Coherence and Cohesion in English Discourse

particular newspaper share the same views and beliefs; the process of meaning 
interpretation is influenced by many external factors, as mentioned above. On 
the other hand, if a majority of a newspaper’s readership are Conservative voters 
(as it is the case with 
the Daily Telegraph
, for example), certain readers’ views 
and attitudes are presupposed and reflected in the newspapers’ 
rhetoric. Whether 
these messages are duly interpreted (i.e. as intended by the newspaper) by the 
readers is, however, a completely different and highly individual matter, and 
needless to say, largely out of the newspapers’ power. 

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As stated above, even newspaper reports are not devoid of views and attitudes 
(White 2006, Jančaříková 2012), as might be assumed mainly judging from their 
chief purpose, i.e. reporting on recent events or topical issues. Certain views 
and attitudes, not necessarily the same as those encoded by journalists, will be 
derived by the readers themselves in the process of making sense of the discourse, 
which may still be coherent to the readers. In view of the above, readers should 
not be seen as mere recipients of information but rather as active participants 
with their own perspectives, experience and background knowledge, which will 
all naturally enter the process of meaning interpretation and play a key role in 
deriving coherence from discourse.