| Autor: |
Haris Alibašić, Christopher L. Atkinson |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journalism and Media, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 650-664 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2673-5172 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/journalmedia3040043 |
| Popis: |
The individual interpretations of purchasing policies weaken fair government purchasing practices. However, this does not fully account for the nature of the media’s coverage of government contracting, taken as a whole. The authors seek to understand better framing in newspaper stories on government procurement, with the government as a force that creates opportunity and fraud. The paper focuses on an area of cognitive uncertainty in understanding portrayals of public procurement in newspaper articles as positive or negative, and, assuming a lack of balance, what interest or group do articles favor in their portrayal of this public function? Sentiment analysis of a corpus of newspaper articles focusing on government contracting was conducted. This analysis suggests that the negative perception of government contracting is reinforced and exacerbated by sensationalized media coverage, a negative impact on the policymaking process and public discourse, and public trust in government results. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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