The uses of the term polarisation in Swedish newspapers, 2010–2021
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The uses of the term polarisation in Swedish newspapers, 2010–2021. / Farjam, Mike; Bruhn, Tommy; Gustafsson, Nils; Dutceac Segesten, Anamaria.
I: N O R D I C O M Review, Bind 45, Nr. 1, 2024, s. 1-34.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The uses of the term polarisation in Swedish newspapers, 2010–2021
AU - Farjam, Mike
AU - Bruhn, Tommy
AU - Gustafsson, Nils
AU - Dutceac Segesten, Anamaria
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In this article, we investigate the rhetorical uses and media frames associated with the term polarisation in Swedish print media from 2010 to 2021. We first produce a qualitative and detailed assessment of a sample of 240 articles and then proceed to a computational (word2vec) analysis of all major Swedish newspaper articles including the term (N = 32,805). We find that the term has changed its rhetorical function over time. Initially used to describe, – that is, used as a technical descriptor of events and issues in society – this use later became increasingly vague and general. Instead, it has been rhetorically used to amplify, implying a sense of urgency, conflict, or threat. Over time, the term has been used increasingly frequently, but has been applied less to Sweden and, instead, most often associated with political actors and events in the US. Moreover, we find that, for Sweden, the term polarisation was mostly related to social and political issues, whereas for the US, it carried affective associations.
AB - In this article, we investigate the rhetorical uses and media frames associated with the term polarisation in Swedish print media from 2010 to 2021. We first produce a qualitative and detailed assessment of a sample of 240 articles and then proceed to a computational (word2vec) analysis of all major Swedish newspaper articles including the term (N = 32,805). We find that the term has changed its rhetorical function over time. Initially used to describe, – that is, used as a technical descriptor of events and issues in society – this use later became increasingly vague and general. Instead, it has been rhetorically used to amplify, implying a sense of urgency, conflict, or threat. Over time, the term has been used increasingly frequently, but has been applied less to Sweden and, instead, most often associated with political actors and events in the US. Moreover, we find that, for Sweden, the term polarisation was mostly related to social and political issues, whereas for the US, it carried affective associations.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - polarisering
KW - Svenske aviser
KW - retorik
KW - word2vec
KW - nyhedsframing
U2 - 10.2478/nor-2024-0002
DO - 10.2478/nor-2024-0002
M3 - Journal article
VL - 45
SP - 1
EP - 34
JO - N O R D I C O M Review
JF - N O R D I C O M Review
SN - 1403-1108
IS - 1
ER -
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