Newspaper Data Research Articles

Radical contingency, radical historicity and the spread of ‘homosexualism’: A diachronic corpus-based critical discourse analysis of queer representation in The Times between 1957–1967 and 1979–1990

This paper suggests that LGBTQI representation in The Times does more than simply construct queer subjects. Rather, by representing a sexualised Other, the language of The Times necessarily indexes the presence of an unmarked heterosexual population. Moreover, while LGBTQI people have historically been criminalised and discriminated against, a comparison between two historical corpora (1957–1967 and 1979–1990) demonstrates that The Times has consistently used language to suggest that the heterosexual population is, in fact, vulnerable to the threat of non-normative desire and sexual practices.By considering which key phrases and collocations are consistent between the two corpora, it is revealed that the verb spread is used to position heterosexual people as vulnerable to both ‘homosexual conduct’ in the 1960s and the threat of HIV infection in the 1980s. This is significant because of the considerable influence broadsheet newspapers like The Times had on British public discourse during the latter half of the twentieth century. In order to frame the discussion, the analysis is supported by the theories of radical contingency and radical historicity (Laclau and Mouffe, 1985). The former posits that subject positions are necessarily constituted by what they are not while the latter posits that subjectivities available to us in the present are always the result of political processes from the past. The social ontology of discourse theory (Laclau and Mouffe 1985) therefore provides a lens through which to interpret what diachronic newspaper data reveals about how British social attitudes were changing or staying the same during this time.

Building and Wedging Strategic Alliances: Racial Framing Contests in the Immigrant Rights and Nativist Counter-Movements

As immigrant rights movements and anti-immigrant mobilizations engage in contentious battles for public support, it is increasingly essential to understand how these opposing political forces develop strategic alliances, garnering power, and shaping larger debates around immigration. Using newspaper data, this study compares case studies of immigrant rights and nativist battles in two mobilizations—the 2012 “No Papers, No Fear Ride for Justice” during the Obama Era and the 2018 “Family Separation Protests” during the Trump Era—to analyze how movements and counter-movements strategically deploy frames to generate or disrupt strategic alliances. Findings identify strategic racial frame deployment as a mechanism that can either amplify or obfuscate racial meanings, enabling, and constraining counter-frames by rival movements. I highlight patterns in how these racial frames are used in framing contests to bring groups together in alliances or wedge groups apart, illuminating the underlying system of racialization as it shapes intergroup boundaries, its limits, and its radical possibilities for transformation.

A genealogy of the food bank: Historicising the rise of food charity in the UK

AbstractIt is widely supposed that food banks and key aspects of the UK's wider food banking system – referral networks, eligibility tests, food vouchers, corporate sponsorship, and the close entanglement of food charity with local and national government – are new to the UK, either imported from North America or emerging ex nihilio with the Trussell Trust in the early 2000s. Drawing on local and national newspaper archives and data from Companies House, the Charity Commission, and internet archiving website the WayBack Machine, we present a genealogy that challenges these origins and situates UK food banking in a set of historically contingent practices, alliances, and struggles, many of which are nowadays forgotten. Contributing to work on policy mobilities in the voluntary sector, we pay particular attention to the development of the UK's contemporary food banking system through the movement of ideas and practices between different organisations (for example, between food banks, corporate food retailers, and US tech companies) and different charitable fields (including overseas aid and homelessness), between the charitable sector and the state, and between different places both within and outside the UK. The resulting genealogy not only extends, and reframes, the history of British food banking – including claims as to the recent institutionalisation of food banks in a neoliberal state welfare apparatus – but works to disrupt the rationalities and ‘regime(s) of acceptability’ that underpin and maintain the modus operandi of many current‐day food banks.

최근 일본 대학입학 시험에서 한국사 관련 문항 분석

This paper compared and analyzed the Korean history-related questions covered in the two tests, including the purpose and test method of the University Enterance Examinations of Japan(‘Center Test’) conducted in 2020 and the Common University Enterance Tests(‘Common Tests’) conducted in 2021 by National Center for University Enterance Examinations. Common Tests and Center Tests have many similarities, first of all, in that they have a common purpose of "evaluating the basic abilities of high schools and determining the qualities required by universities," and the examination process has been held by several committees over two years. However, despite these commonalities, what changed most of all in Common Tests was the form of questions in which ''the scene of learning'' was conceived as shown in the basic idea of writing questions. Therefore, there were many forms such as conversational texts and presentations. In addition, various materials such as newspaper data, historical records, and maps were used. In this respect, the Common Tests overcame some of the problems of the Center Tests and was successful as a new test system. In addition, the questions related to Korean history are meaningful in that they have increased significantly in quantity, and it is not difficult to estimate that this was influenced by the trend of the third generation Korean Wave. However, the Common Test still seems to be a problem centered on memorization, and the form of description in which the facts of Korean history are listed together with Chinese history should be changed.

Commercial Bank and Currency Bureau Exchange Rate Sell-Buy Spreads in a Northern Mexico Metropolitan Economy

ABSTRACT Commercial banks and currency kiosk bureaus provide exchange services throughout Ciudad Juarez. This study employs newspaper data to examine how the bank and kiosk sell-buy spreads are affected by border crossings, the bilateral peso per dollar exchange rate, and 90-day Mexico – U.S. treasury yield differentials. Sample data are from January 2009 through June 2016. Parameter estimation is carried out using a GLS ARMAX procedure. Empirical results indicate that bank spreads increase as the peso weakens. Exchange bureau spreads decrease as cross-border traffic flows increase. Currency kiosk spreads tend to widen as 90-day yield gaps become larger.

Historical Newspaper Data: A Researcher's Guide and Toolkit

Historical Newspaper Data: A Researcher's Guide and Toolkit

딥러닝을 활용한 남북한 의미 변이 탐침 방법론

Newspapers ordinarily reflect the meaning of lexical items in two Korean language societies and the changes in vocabulary in the times. This study proposes a methodology that automatically probes for semantic variations in which inter-Korean vocabulary differs from large-scale newspaper data. As a theoretical background, we look at the concepts of the distributional semantics and semantic variations. Next, using deep learning’s word embedding skills, we implement a system to probe semantic variations in an automatic way. This study is significant in the following respects. First, this study systematically concerns the difference in the meaning of inter-Korean vocabulary on a comprehensive scale. Second, this study draws a list of inter-Korean semantic variations by means of the deep learning techniques. Third, this study demonstrates that use of word embedding models facilitate automatic extraction of Korean semantic variations.

The politicization and framing of migration in West Africa: transition to democracy as a game changer?

ABSTRACT Migration was prominently set on West African political agendas with Europe’s increasing pressure for cooperation since the 2000s. Notwithstanding, we have hardly any insights about how politicized migration is in that region, how West African policymakers frame migration and why. Relying on newspaper data, we analyse the politicization and framing of migration in the Gambia from 2009 to 2020. This small West African state with very high emigration to Europe is a good case study to verify the so-called ‘regime effect’ in migration policymaking because it underwent a democratic transition in 2016. The analysis shows that the transition to democracy did not lead so much to a policy change, but to a change of migration politics on the most salient sub-issue: cooperation on forced return with migrant-receiving states. We show that democratization led to a clear multiplication of national and international claims-makers on this topic, polarizing policy positions for and against cooperation, and a diversification of justification frames. The paper shows how democratic policymakers in the Global South, differently from autocracies or Western democratic states, struggle with creative and diversifying justification frames to cater the needs of both international donors and electorates.

Tracking Topics and Frames Regarding Sustainability Transformations during the Onset of the COVID-19 Crisis

Many researchers and politicians believe that the COVID-19 crisis may have opened a “window of opportunity” to spur sustainability transformations. Still, evidence for such a dynamic is currently lacking. Here, we propose the linkage of “big data” and “thick data” methods for monitoring debates on transformation processes by following the COVID-19 discourse on ecological sustainability in Germany. We analysed variations in the topics discussed by applying text mining techniques to a corpus with 84,500 newspaper articles published during the first COVID-19 wave. This allowed us to attain a unique and previously inaccessible “bird’s eye view” of how these topics evolved. To deepen our understanding of prominent frames, a qualitative content analysis was undertaken. Furthermore, we investigated public awareness by analysing online search behaviour. The findings show an underrepresentation of sustainability topics in the German news during the early stages of the crisis. Similarly, public awareness regarding climate change was found to be reduced. Nevertheless, by examining the newspaper data in detail, we found that the pandemic is often seen as a chance for sustainability transformations—but not without a set of challenges. Our mixed-methods approach enabled us to bridge knowledge gaps between qualitative and quantitative research by “thickening” and providing context to data-driven analyses. By monitoring whether or not the current crisis is seen as a chance for sustainability transformations, we provide insights for environmental policy in times of crisis.

Do People Avoid Morally Relevant Information? Evidence from the Refugee Crisis

Abstract Combining click data from a swedish newspaper and administrative data on asylum seekers in sweden, i examine whether a larger presence of refugees in a municipality induces people to avoid news that may encourage welcoming the newcomers. Exploiting the unexpected inflow of refugees to Sweden during 2015 and their exogenous allocation across Swedish municipalities, I find that people living in municipalities where the relative number of refugees is larger read fewer articles about asylum seekers. The decrease in clicks is 36% larger for more empathic articles and is correlated with less engagement in activities aimed at welcoming refugees.

Categorized and Mapping the Lexical Meaning that Describing Sexual Harassment (Obscenity/Lewd) Crimes in Malay Tabloid Press

The categorization of meanings against lexical items that have multiple meanings or that undergo an expansion of meaning often poses problems to language users. This is because language users are often confused and unsure of the true meaning of a lexical item based on the context of its use. Studies on lexical semantics have been extensively conducted but most of the studies conducted focus on the meaning of adjectives, idioms and verbs only. Studies linking word meaning to sexual crime using newspaper data are still considered new and still lacking in number. This study, which uses Prototype Theory, will utilize digital newspaper data, namely Harian Metro, which is expected to fill the existing gaps. This prototype theory is proven to help unravel the cognitive processes involved as the reader tries to understand the true meaning of the word meaning that describes this obscene sexual crime. This study also proves that the use of cognitive semantics by utilizing prototype theory as well as the concept of lexical mapping has helped the process of utterance comprehension take place. All these cognitive processes are used in helping the reader understand the true meaning of a word. This study proves that the lexical used to describe the obscene crime is easily understood by the reader but there are other features that can be used by the author to describe the obscene sexual crime. This aims to further facilitate the reader's understanding of obscene sexual crimes. Overall, the results of this study found that the lexical used is appropriate to the concept of the crime of obscenity.

With a Little Help from Their Friends: The Consequences of Populists in National Government for Policymaking in Local Government

AbstractDespite increasing research into populist parties in power, their impact on subnational institutions has been neglected. Taking a novel multilevel perspective, this article inquires into the policy consequences of populist radical right parties (specifically, the FPÖ and Lega) in local government, and the effect of their simultaneous participation in national government. The article shows the expansion of exclusionary policy that follows their concurrent presence in national and local government. The process that leads from national government entry to local policy influence is traced using interview and newspaper data. The article argues that the influence of central parties over these ‘showcase’ localities is rooted in different multilevel governance configurations. These vary cross-nationally according to two factors: the strength of mayors’ linkages with higher government levels in the different institutional settings and, due to the different extent of party nationalization, the strategic value of the municipality to the central party.

Narrative economics using textual analysis of newspaper data: new insights into the U.S. Silver Purchase Act and Chinese price level in 1928–1936

Narrative economics using textual analysis of newspaper data: new insights into the U.S. Silver Purchase Act and Chinese price level in 1928–1936

Caught in the wave

The reception of the international #MeToo movement in Portugal has been complex and controversial. Issues of injustice regarding sexual harassment and sexual violence were always central to feminist organizations in Portugal, but the salience of these issues increased when women started to share their personal stories under #MeToo, the country’s favorite soccer star was accused of rape, and after some polemic court rulings. This paper uses a Black Feminist Thought approach and content analysis of newspaper data, to trace the political process feminist movements engaged in regarding gender-based violence. It also analyzes how #MeToo movement contributed to the visibility and framing of the issues, what collective actions were pursued, and what outcomes were achieved. The fi ndings show that the globalized #MeToo movement has contributed to revitalize the Portuguese feminist movement. New, younger, and more diverse members have joined its ranks, new feminist organizations were created, new frames were applied, and several collective actions organized, mostly in protesting court decisions. This vitality led to a more inclusive and intersectionalactivism, but also to an increasing awareness of sexual harassment and sexual violence as targets of personal, collective, and institutional change.

A Collection of Swedish Diachronic Word Embedding Models Trained on Historical Newspaper Data

This paper describes the creation of several word embedding models based on a large collection of diachronic Swedish newspaper material available through Språkbanken Text, the Swedish language bank. This data was produced in the context of Språkbanken Text’s continued mission to collaborate with humanities and natural language processing (NLP) researchers and to provide freely available language resources, for the development of state-of-the-art NLP methods and tools.

Автор «Екатеринбургской недели» Константин Аполлонович Большаков: особенности творческой манеры непрофессионального литератора в контексте газетной литературы

We investigate the main trends in Ural newspaper literature of the late 19th century. On the example of K. Bolshakov’s work, published in the first unofficial Ural’s newspaper “Yekate-rinburg week”, within the framework of the historical and literary analysis, the attempts of a no-vice non-professional poet to integrate into the literary hierarchy of the national literary tradition, find literary “teachers” and “patrons” are considered. At the same time, the context of the Ural cultural nest, newspaper form of the existence of literary works exerted its influence on K. Bolsha-kov’s work. Comparison of publications in the newspaper and archival data (drafts, poems that were not intended for publication) allows us to say that the context of newspaper literature, the will of the editorial board had a direct impact on the writers of that time. We analyze, among other things, social composition of writers of the newspaper “Yekaterinburg week”, newspaper has united non-professional authors who, while developing generally significant social topics, sought to combine with the national tradition. Provincial newspaper literature sought to depict exotic plots, picked up literary innovations coming from the capitals. Against this background, K. Bolshakov’s work gave the impression of being quite traditional, but the choice of S. Nadson as a “literary teacher” for D. Mamin-Sibiryak’s student was quite unexpected. Social sketches, descriptions of professional life, philosophical reflections were intended by the author for publication, including in the newspaper. Poems “in case”, humorous poems remained in the drafts, although newspaper periodicals allowed publishing such texts, which testified to the deliberate selection of texts for publication by the author. K. Bolshakov became – along with Sivkov, Kholodkovsky, I. Popov, Galin, I. Belousov, Milyaev – one of the authors of the “Yekaterinburg week”, which addressed in the late 1880s – 1890s to the philosophical reflections of “night poetry”, nevertheless continuing the traditions of the civic poetry of N. Nekrasov (which is also noticeable in the choice of poetic meter). He did not manage to go beyond the limits of newspaper literature, and so much the better in his works the general tendencies of newspaper literature of that time can be traced.

A collection of Swedish diachronic word embedding models trained on historical newspaper data

A collection of Swedish diachronic word embedding models trained on historical newspaper data

A collection of Swedish diachronic word embedding models trained on historical newspaper data

A collection of Swedish diachronic word embedding models trained on historical newspaper data

United we stand, divided we fall? The effects of parties’ Brexit rhetoric on voters’ perceptions of party positions

ABSTRACT Do voters update their perceptions of party positions? How certain do voters feel about their perceptions? We argue that perceptual updating and perceptual certainty depend on how divided or unified political parties are in their policy positions. We argue that voters do not accurately update their perceptions and that they become less certain about their perceptions when divided parties shift positions. For unified parties, we expect voters to accurately update party positions and become more certain about their perceptions. We test our arguments in the context of the European integration issue in the UK. Using original newspaper data on British parties’ messages on European integration and five waves of the British Election Study (2014–2016), we find evidence in support of our arguments. The paper has important implications for research on party position-taking and its consequences on voters.

국가경제에 대한 미디어 의제 구성 : 신문과 방송 경제뉴스 데이터(1998-2017) 분석을 통해 본 의제의 현저성과 위계성

이 연구는 한국 언론이 현저하게 강조하는 경제의제가 무엇인지를 알아보기 위해 의제형성 이론을 적용해 실증적 분석을 시도했다. 이를 위해 이 연구는 20년간 장기 시계열 데이터를 바탕으로 미디어가 구성하는 경제의제의 현저성이 매체특성, 정부시기, 정부이념, 경기상황, 보도시제에 따라 어떤 차이를 보이는지를 빈도분석으로 살펴보았다. 분석결과, 한국 언론들은 국가경제 문제 가운데 경기동향, 주가, 물가인플레이션, 환율금리, 경제정책 순으로 경제의제를 현저하게 다뤘다. 매체별 분석에서 신문은 경제정책이나 경기동향과 같은 거시경제 의제를, 방송은 시장물가, 주식시장, 금융시장 등 실물경제에 관련된 미시경제 의제를 상대적으로 많이 다뤘다. 특히 공영방송은 무역수지나 경제성장률과 같은 통계경제에 대한 추상적 의제를, 상업방송은 시장물가, 주식시장, 금융시장과 같은 실물경제 의제를 각각 현저하게 다뤘다. 정부별 분석결과, 김대중과 노무현 정부시기에는 경기동향과 주식시장이, 이명박 정부시기에는 시장물가와 환율금리가, 박근혜 정부시기에는 경기동향과 경제정책이 각각 상대적으로 더 현저하게 다뤄졌다. 이들 정부를 이념으로 구분해 살펴본 결과에서는 진보정부 시기동안에는 경기동향과 주식시장이, 보수정부 시기동안에는 경기동향, 시장물가, 그리고 금융시장에 대한 보도의제 비율이 높았다. 경기 국면별 분석에서는 경기동향에 대한 보도의제가 경기국면에 관계없이 가장 많은 가운데, 경기수축기에는 경제정책이나 환율금리가, 경기확장기에는 주식시장, 물가시장, 무역수지에 대한 보도의제가 상대적으로 많았다. 보도의 준거시점에 따른 의제 현저성 분석에서는 과거의 경우 무역수지와 실업률이, 현재는 주가, 금리환율이, 미래의 경우는 경제정책과 경제전망에 대한 의제 현저성이 두드러졌다. 본 연구는 경제의제의 현저성과 위계가 미디어 조직을 둘러싼 다양한 내 · 외부 조건이나 정치경제적 환경에 따라 다르게 결정된다는 관점을 중심으로 논의했다.