Content Analysis of News Reports: Comparing Human Coding and a Computer-Assisted Method.

Autor: Nacos, Brigitte L., Shapiro, Robert Y., Young, John T., Fan, David P., Kjellstrand, Torsten, McCaa, Craig
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Zdroj: Communication (0305-4233); Jun1991, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p111-128, 18p
Abstrakt: The article examines the comparison of the news coverage content analyses by human coders and that of the computer-assisted method that involved successive text filtration. It points out that the pitfalls and successes of the analyses suggest that computer-assisted methodologies set-out great outcome when huge quantities of text will be aggregated and analyzed.
Databáze: Supplemental Index