Content Analysis of Mediated Associations: An Automated Text-Analytic Approach
Content Analysis of Mediated Associations: An Automated Text-Analytic Approach
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DOI：
10.1080/19312458.2016.1276894
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
11.4
通讯作者：
Karadas, Narin
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作者：
Arendt, Florian;Karadas, Narin
Due to the fact that mediated associations are a central aspect of many mass communication theories, their measurement is of central interest for communication research. Mediated associations are defined as the repeated pairing of an object (e.g., social group, political party) with specific attributes (e.g., crime, economy). In this article, we introduce a recently developed, automated text-analytic technique. We present an application of this method in the media stereotyping domain via the content analysis of German news coverage of Islam. As predicted, the analysis revealed substantial mediated associations between Islam-related concepts and violence (e.g., "Koran + violence"), terror (e.g., "Islam + terror"), dehumanization (e.g., " Muslims + animal-related terms"), and general negativity (valence). We discuss the promises and pitfalls of this method, make software suggestions, and provide application-related information for speedy dissemination in communication research.
