Leveraging spatial dimensions of news media content analysis to explore place-based differences in natural resource issues

Kevin P. Duffy (), Hugh C. Cipparone, Eileen S. Johnson, Laura N. Rickard, Kate Beard and Fernando Nascimento
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Kevin P. Duffy: University of Maine
Hugh C. Cipparone: Bowdoin College
Eileen S. Johnson: Bowdoin College
Laura N. Rickard: University of Maine
Kate Beard: University of Maine
Fernando Nascimento: Bowdoin College

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2020, vol. 10, issue 3, No 7, 303-309

Abstract: Abstract News media serve as a repository of location data, whether embedded in datelines or news feature content. This study explores how to leverage these data to visualize the regional distribution of risk and benefit news themes associated with reporting on marine aquaculture, a growing domestic industry with complex social and ecological impacts. We extracted geographic content (place names) from news articles about aquaculture risk and/or benefit using natural language processing, geocoded articles by their focal location, and qualitatively validated theme-location associations for geospatial analysis. We present emergent results from this analysis and provide recommendations for applying or integrating this methodology in interdisciplinary team science.

Keywords: Geography; Geocoding; Visualization; Mapping; Spatial analysis; Media analysis; Risk communication; Natural resource management; Aquaculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s13412-020-00595-9

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