Topic modelling as a method for framing analysis of news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022–2023
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7518586 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Verbytska (0000-0002-4462-9738, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Pages | 174-193 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language & Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0271-5309 • E-ISSN: 1873-3395 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.langcom.2024.10.004 |
| OpenAlex | W4404019874 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 10 |
This study critically analyses the representation of the Russia-Ukraine war in Western (the Euronews) and Eastern (the Kyiv Post) media discourses. It examines how media organisations shape narratives through strategic framing. Employing the Natural Language Processing technique – Topic Modelling – with a generative probabilistic model LDA and a transformer-based language model BERT, the study reveals generic frames elaborated by more specific extensions, shedding light on media portrayal of economy, public opinion, security & defence, external regulations, policy evaluation, and health & safety sectors. Through Named Entity Recognition with roBERTa, Sentiment Analysis with distilBERT, and Corpus Linguistics methods with LancsBox X, interpretation of these overarching frames provides a comprehensive analysis of the nuances in narratives, societal perceptions and policy decisions amidst the ongoing war. • War narratives are framed in media discourse emphasizing certain aspects of the event. • Topic models reveal concepts iterating in these war narratives in media outlets. • Framing analysis with Topic Modelling offers new avenues for examining points of view. • Performance of LDA and BERTopic in Topic Modelling can be employed as complemental. • Corpus Linguistics methodology is instrumental in the interpretation of media frames
Framing (construction · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Regional science · Russian federation · Sociology · Big Data Technologies and Applications · History · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Philosophy · Public Relations and Crisis Communication
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Introduction
A multidimensional analysis of media framing in the Russia-Ukraine war
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 9 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |