Inflation of crisis coverage? Tracking and explaining the changes in crisis labeling and crisis news wave salience 1785–2020

IF 6.1 1区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Journal of Communication Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI:10.1093/joc/jqae033
Stefan Geiß, Christina Viehmann, Conor A Kelly
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Has there been an inflation in crisis coverage in newspapers over the last centuries, and if so, what structural factors drive this change? We utilize computational text analyses along with our own signal detection algorithm to measure the presence of crisis keywords and the emergence of crisis news waves. An analysis of crisis coverage in The Times (U.K., 1785–2020, 183,239 news stories) shows that the share of coverage that uses crisis keywords has increased, though not steadily. The number and salience of crisis news waves tied to discernible events has increased at a slower pace. The hypothesized driving forces—government expansion, mediatization of politics, and the activity of crisis frame sponsors—explain the development well and allow accurate predictions even when ignoring time in the forecasting model. Crisis coverage seems to reflect not so much the problems society faces, but society’s identity, priorities, and outlook on the world.
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危机报道膨胀?1785-2020 年危机标签和危机新闻波显著性变化的追踪与解释
在过去的几个世纪中,报纸上的危机报道是否出现了膨胀,如果是,是哪些结构性因素推动了这一变化?我们利用计算文本分析和我们自己的信号检测算法来衡量危机关键词的存在和危机新闻浪潮的出现。对《泰晤士报》(英国,1785-2020 年,183,239 篇新闻报道)危机报道的分析表明,使用危机关键词的报道所占比例有所上升,但并不稳定。与可识别事件相关的危机新闻波的数量和显著性增长速度较慢。假设的驱动力--政府扩张、政治媒体化和危机框架赞助商的活动--很好地解释了这一发展,即使在预测模型中忽略时间,也能做出准确的预测。危机报道反映的似乎不是社会所面临的问题,而是社会的身份、优先事项和世界观。
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Journal of Communication
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Communication, the flagship journal of the International Communication Association, is a vital publication for communication specialists and policymakers alike. Focusing on communication research, practice, policy, and theory, it delivers the latest and most significant findings in communication studies. The journal also includes an extensive book review section and symposia of selected studies on current issues. JoC publishes top-quality scholarship on all aspects of communication, with a particular interest in research that transcends disciplinary and sub-field boundaries.
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