Kim, Chan Woo, Park, Hyejin, Lee, Yenn and Park, Han Woo (2018) 'Towards the operationalization of controversial news: A study of online news articles and reader comments during the 2017 presidential election in South Korea.' Quality and Quantity, 53. pp. 1097-1108.
Abstract
In this brief research note, we propose a set of concepts and methods for identifying and operationalizing controversial news items. Based on an analysis of online readers’ comments posted in response to political news articles in the lead-up to the most recent South Korean presidential election (May 9, 2017), we develop what we term as “controversy indicator.” We calculate a controversy score using the total number of reader comments and the proportion of “upvotes” (indicating approval) and “downvotes” (indicating disapproval) a given news article elicits. Our findings demonstrate the potential usefulness of the controversy indicator in understanding the contemporary news environment, which is becoming increasingly divisive and polluted with disinformation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Controversy indicator, Election, News consumption polarization, Online news, Reader comment, South Korea |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Regional Centres and Institutes > Centre of Korean Studies SOAS Doctoral School |
| ISSN: | 00335177 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-018-0804-8 |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2018 08:58 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/26190 |
| Funders: | Other |
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