scholarly journals THE LEXICAL-SEMANTIC FIELD “CORONAVIRUS” AS A LANGUAGE MEANS OF MANIPULATION IN THE AMERICAN POLITICAL POLARIZED MEDIA DISCOURSE: DISCOURSE AND CORPUS ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 188-197
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Gornostaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Semantic Field ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Lexical Semantic ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article is devoted to the study of the means of implementing speech manipulation against Russia in the American political discourse due to speculation on the topic of the coronavirus pandemic. In the course of the study with the use of discourse and corpus analysis it is proved that the lexical-semantic field “Coronavirus”, in combination with the name of V. Putin and mentioning Russia, might be considered as a marker of manipulation for its automatic detection in texts of the same topic. The material of the study includes articles of American publications (The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, Foreign Policy), which widely use the lexeme coronavirus as a means of the opponent deligitimization: in one of its manifestations some negative characteristics of the virus are attributed to the President of the Russian Federation, in the other - Russia is accused of spreading fake news, covering up the real number of cases, the use of the pandemic as a cover for testing the security and surveillance system, glorification ofV. Putin’s personality before the election.

scholarly journals Media and Foreign Policy on Pak-Afghan Relations (1997-2005): The Role of US and Pakistani Press

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 4 (Issue 2) ◽  
pp. 454-477
Author(s):  
Ashraf Iqbal ◽  
Dr. Tanveer Hussain ◽  
Javed
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
War On Terrorism ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Us ◽  
Before And After

The main purpose of the present research is to investigate Pak-Afghan relations in the editorials of US newspapers, The Washington Post & The New York Times and Pakistani newspapers Dawn & The News related to the following issues during the period 1997-2005; A) US as a factor in Pak-Afghan relation, B) Coverage of Islam/Muslims regarding war on terrorism, C) Pakistan’s stance on Pak-Afghan bilateral relations, and D) US’s stance on Pak-Afghan bilateral relations. The time period to be examined in this proposed study spans over eight years regarding the editorial coverage of Pak-Afghan relations in the US and Pakistani leading English Press. Triangulation method based on qualitative and quantitative method was used to conduct the present research. The results show that the editorial contents of USA and Pakistani newspapers were not different regarding Pak-Afghan relations before and after 9/11. The incident of 9/11 changed the American foreign policy towards developing and least developing nations especially Muslims states like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran etc. Pakistani press highlighted the issues regarding the Pak-Afghan relations before and after 9/11 as a favorable and conducive, related to Muslim/Islam regarding war on terrorism. The study suggested that instead of the focus on military resolution of the different problems, rather social bilateral negations should be prioritized which would be long lasting and full of mutual respects and honor.

To Eat or Not to Eat: Framing of GMOs in American Media and Its Effects on Attitudes and Behaviors

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 747-775
Author(s):  
Ivanka Pjesivac ◽  
Marlit A. Hayslett ◽  
Matthew T. Binford
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
American Media ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the framing of genetically modified organisms in two American newspapers, The New York Times and the Washington Post (2000-2016) and tested the impact of risk and opportunity framing on attitudes and behaviors regarding genetically modified organisms. The content analysis ( N = 165) showed that the two newspapers did not have a dominant frame type in their coverage. A randomized three-condition experiment ( N = 182) showed that the type of framing significantly affected individuals’ attitudes and was able to change them. The type of framing affected individuals’ behavioral intentions through postexposure attitudes but was not able to significantly affect actual behavior.

Tailoring the Arab Spring to American values and interests: A framing analysis of U.S. elite newspapers’ opinion pieces

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Sik Ha
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
Framing Analysis ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
American Values ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The U.S

This study investigated the portrayal of the Arab Spring by conducting a qualitative framing analysis of editorials and columns in two elite U.S. newspapers: The New York Times and The Washington Post. Most opinion writers on the Arab Spring in the The New York Times and The Washington Post were either journalists from the news organizations themselves or ex-officials and scholars at various U.S. institutions. Thus, these papers reflected the viewpoints of political elites in portraying the Arab Spring. They largely advocated principles that accentuated the liberalism paradigm of international relations, such as democracy, international cooperation, and economic independence. These papers placed great emphasis on the possible impact of the Arab Spring on the U.S.’s continued deterrence of radical Islam and terrorism, but essentially none on the possible impact these events might have on the U.S.’s continued dependence on Middle East oil. The opinion journalism of U.S. elite papers is largely determined by journalists, ex-government officials, and scholars within the ʻmedia organizationalʼ and ʻsocial institutionalʼ levels, as well as American ideologies and interests on the ʻsocial systemʼ level.

scholarly journals Imagining big data: Illustrations of “big data” in US news articles, 2010–2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Pentzold ◽  
Cornelia Brantner ◽  
Lena Fölsche
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Big Data ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Dominant Mode ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The People ◽  
Physical Form ◽  
Abstract Data

Imagining “big data” brings up a palette of concerns about their technological intricacies, political significance, commercial value, and cultural impact. We look at this emerging arena of public sense-making and consider the spectrum of press illustrations that are employed to show what big data are and what their consequences could be. We collected all images from big data-related articles published in the online editions of The New York Times and The Washington Post. As the first examination of the visual dimension of big data news reports to date, our study suggests that big data are predominantly illustrated with reference to their areas of application and the people and materials involved in data analytics. As such, they provide concrete physical form to abstract data. Rather than conceiving of potential ramifications that are more or less likely to materialize, the dominant mode of illustration draws on existing, though often trite, visual evidence.

Media Culpas: Prewar Reporting Mistakes at the New York Times and Washington Post

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Carlson
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Bush Administration ◽  
Weapons Of Mass Destruction ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
Mass Destruction ◽  
Investigative Reporting ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Invasion Of Iraq

This chapter looks at how two newspapers used unnamed sources in reports leading up to the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. When Iraq's weapons of mass destruction failed to materialize, critics on the left and from within journalism chastised the New York Times and Washington Post for overly credulous, unnamed source-laden investigative reporting appearing on their front pages in the buildup to the war. The newspapers responded by revisiting their unnamed sourcing practices, but not until more than a year after the invasion. These self-assessments generated attention around two problems negatively impacting prewar coverage: the calculated press management strategies of the Bush administration, and the willingness of the competing newspapers to reproduce official statements anonymously. The complex problems marking the journalist-unnamed source exchange come to light through these efforts to attach blame both to the sources and the journalists.

What Publications Are Most Frequently Quoted in the Congressional Record

1976 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 716-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig H. Grau
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Congressional Record

More than half the items put in the Record come from the Washington Post and the New York Times, and the proportion from these two papers seems to be rising.

scholarly journals Polarizing news? Representations of threat and efficacy in leading US newspapers’ coverage of climate change

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Feldman ◽  
P. Sol Hart ◽  
Tijana Milosevic
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New York ◽  
Wall Street Journal ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
Wall Street ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
The Wall Street Journal

This study examines non-editorial news coverage in leading US newspapers as a source of ideological differences on climate change. A quantitative content analysis compared how the threat of climate change and efficacy for actions to address it were represented in climate change coverage across The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and USA Today between 2006 and 2011. Results show that The Wall Street Journal was least likely to discuss the impacts of and threat posed by climate change and most likely to include negative efficacy information and use conflict and negative economic framing when discussing actions to address climate change. The inclusion of positive efficacy information was similar across newspapers. Also, across all newspapers, climate impacts and actions to address climate change were more likely to be discussed separately than together in the same article. Implications for public engagement and ideological polarization are discussed.

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