Nationalism in Local Media During International Conflict: Text Mining Domestic News Reports of the China–Philippines Maritime Dispute

• Main Authors: Montiel, Cristina Jayme, Salvador, Alma Maria O, See, Daisy C, De Leon, Marlene
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Subjects: nationalism; media discourse; positioning theory; text mining; China; Philippines; maritime conflict; International Relations; Political Science
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/18; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0261927X14542435?casa_token=djT_ApInLkMAAAAA%3A0qFmwvJyA7MtNWlkCJiyz9ONmNXPSTlxnTH_oXSTs-Fy4KViCMP1jY_komUjHUZnhCiBuvpe4coxDw&journalCode=jlsa
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Using the lens of positioning theory and a mixed methods strategy, we investigate domestic media’s production of nationalism during an international conflict. Philippine and Chinese news accounts of the Scarborough Shoal conflict are text mined by RapidMiner software. With almost 100% accuracy, math...