Resilient Reporting

Michael Courtney, Michael Breen, Iain Mcmenamin, Eoin O'Malley, Kevin Rafter

ISBN 10: 1526119978 / ISBN 13: 9781526119971

Published by Manchester University Press, GB, 2019

This book examines how election news reporting has changed over the last half century in Ireland by means of a unique dataset involving 25m words from newspapers as well as radio and television coverage. The authors examine reporting in terms of framing, tone and the distribution of coverage.They also focus on how the economy has affected election coverage as well as media reporting of leaders and personalities, gender and the effect of the commercial basis of media outlets. The findings - drawn from a machine learning computer system involving a huge content analysis study - will interest academics as well as politicians and policymakers internationally. Seller Inventory # LU-9781526119971

Synopsis:

This book examines how election news reporting has changed over the last half century in Ireland by means of a unique dataset involving 25m words from newspapers as well as radio and television coverage. The authors examine reporting in terms of framing, tone and the distribution of coverage.They also focus on how the economy has affected election coverage as well as media reporting of leaders and personalities, gender and the effect of the commercial basis of media outlets. The findings - drawn from a machine learning computer system involving a huge content analysis study - will interest academics as well as politicians and policymakers internationally. -- .

About the Author: Kevin Rafter is head of the department of film and media at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Resilient Reporting
Publisher: Manchester University Press, GB
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Hardback
Condition: New