scholarly journals Disinformation on Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) A Content Analysis of News Published on Fact Checking Sites in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-283
Author(s):  
Raj Kishore Patra ◽  
Neha Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Misleading Information ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Valid Information

This paper focuses on the spread of disinformation on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and creating the larger phenomena of information disorder. It analyses an array of definitional meaning and disinformation on COVID-19, which has been identified and grounded with valid information by the fact-checkers. The study’s aim is to explore and analyse the intents behind the circulation of misleading information (intended and unintended) on COVID-19. For the study, quantitative content analysis and qualitative discourse analysis methods were utilised to explore the extent of the misleading information on COVID-19. Further, in-depth interviews were conducted with fact-checkers, media professionals, academicians, and a psychologist to understand the purpose of disinformation and its impact on society at large. The study’s findings propose that fact-checking is a crucial method to identify fake/misleading information, which can be counter acted by accurate and verified information. This paper argues that holding journalists, fact-checkers, the Government, and the citizens’ accountable, is necessary to counter the threat of disinformation about the pandemic.

scholarly journals Objectification of Women through Public Discourse: Analysis of Pakistani Female Celebrities' Viral Pictures on Facebook

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayesha Qamar ◽  
Aasima Safdar ◽  
Samia Manzoor
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
The Other ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Objectification Of Women

The present paper focused on the objectification of Pakistani female celebrities on social media especially Facebook. The comments under the viral pictures of Mahira Khan, Mariyam Nawaz and Malala Yousafzai were analyzed by adopting the objectification framework of Nussbaum and Langton. Fifty comments about each female celebrity appearing under their viral pictures were analyzed by using the technique of quantitative content analysis. Total sample consisted of 150 comments from Facebook users of both the genders, i.e. males and females. It was observed that there was an abundance of remarks under the pictures of these celebrities where objectification was at work in some way or the other. Reduction to appearance remained the most frequently occurring variable of objectification. It was also observed that though these comments were coming from people of both the genders but male users of Facebook appeared more hostile in this regard. It is suggested on the basis of the results obtained through the current research that FIA needs to formulate a more strict policy regarding online trolling and shaming.

14. Textual Analysis*

2020 ◽  
pp. 364-392
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Social

This chapter discusses the principles of textual analysis as a means of gathering information and evidence in political research. Textual analysis has generated strong interest as a research method not only in Politics and International Relations, but also throughout the social sciences. In political research, two forms of textual analysis have become particularly prominent: discourse analysis and content analysis. The chapter examines discourse analysis and content analysis and explains the use of documents, archival sources, and historical writing as data. It considers the distinction between discourse analysis and content analysis, as well as the differences between qualitative and quantitative content analysis. It also describes the procedures that are involved in both quantitative and qualitative content analysis.

Covering the hermit regime: A comparison of North Korea coverage at the Associated Press and NK News

Journalism ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1363-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soomin Seo
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
New Media ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
International Media ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Single Person ◽  
Physical Presence ◽  
The Military ◽  
Depth Interviews

How do traditional and new media outlets cover North Korea? This article analyzes content at NK News – a US-based niche news site – and the AP in 2014. I look at the ‘softness’ and ‘hardness’ of content as well as thematic diversity. Methodologically, I use quantitative content analysis as well as in-depth interviews. I find the AP coverage to be softer in theme than NK News and also find more diversity of perspectives at the latter. Although the AP is one of only five international media outlets with Pyongyang bureaus, it was short-staffed, with most of the articles written by a single person in the capital. In contrast, NK News had 26 people writing from three continents, including people with expertise in diplomacy, the military, and technology. Despite the advantages of having physical presence in Pyongyang, AP coverage did little more than to cover just the basics, with stories limited to a handful of themes like sports and the arrests of Americans in North Korea.

scholarly journals Framing international news in China: An analysis of trans-edited news in Chinese newspapers

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-202
Author(s):  
Xianwen Kuang ◽  
Hui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
International News ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Strong Control

This research explores the variations between Chinese party and non-party newspapers in the framing of trans-edited international news. Existing studies on the framing of Chinese domestic news show that the variations depend on the sensitivity of news, which invokes government control. However, it is not clear how strictly the government would control international news and whether party and non-party news organizations would show similarities or variations in the framing of it. To address these issues, we conducted a comparative quantitative content analysis of 806 pieces of trans-edited international news from one party newspaper and one non-party newspaper. The findings show that the party and non-party newspapers show similarity on the use of three frames but small variations on the other four. This implies a strong control of the Chinese government on the reporting of international news. By comparison, the government control has stronger effects on the party newspaper than on its non-party counterpart.

scholarly journals The construction of the Arab-Islamic issue in foreign news: Spanish newspaper coverage of the Egyptian revolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (s1) ◽  
pp. 765-787
Author(s):  
Alfonso Corral ◽  
Leen d’Haenens
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Egyptian Revolution ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Foreign News ◽  
International Event

AbstractThe aim of this article is to analyze how the Spanish newspapers covered an international event such as the Egyptian spring from 2011 to 2013. From the perspective of the representation of Arab-Islamic issues, this study carries out a quantitative content analysis on the four reference newspapers in Spain (ABC, El Mundo, El País, and La Vanguardia) to find out whether there was an Islamophobic or Islamophilic treatment during the Egyptian revolution. The results of the 3,045 articles analyzed show that Spanish newspapers were remarkably interested in Egyptian events and that cultural discourses were not relevant in the coverage. However, it is necessary to specify these outcomes by newspaper, because each paper proposed its own take on the matter based on information provided by press agencies.

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