Using Sentiment Analysis in Understanding the Information and Political Pluralism under the Chilean New Constitution Discussion

Cristóbal Balbontín, Sergio Contreras () and Rodrigo Browne
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Cristóbal Balbontín: Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5110566, Chile
Sergio Contreras: Escuela de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, Chile
Rodrigo Browne: Instituto de Comunicación Social, Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5110566, Chile

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: There is evidence of constitutional rank in Chile, not only a sectoral rank, to estimate that the regulation of digital media is in an initial phase and thus insufficient to properly protect information pluralism such as political pluralism. This study aims to investigate forms of concentration, such as the communicational flow of digital media, to determine the opportunities and information defects of these media due to regulatory deficiencies in this sector. Data collection was carried out through a qualitative and quantitative methodology. The prospect of the imminent constituent process in Chile provides the opportunity to evaluate possibilities and propose changes not only at the legislative level but also at the constitutional level, which are likely to provide benefits such as freedom of expression, with greater guarantees toward the pluralism of digital media. The latter also means assessing the relevance of enshrining the right to communication in the future.

Keywords: digital media; pluralism; freedom of expression; new constitution; web scrapping; sentiment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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