Exploring media portrayals of people with mental disorders using NLP

• Main Authors: GOTTIPATI, Swapna, CHONG, Mark, LIM, Andrew Wei Kiat, KAWIDIREDJO, Benny Haryanto
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Machine Learning; Media Portrayal; Mental Illness; NLP; Sentiment Analysis; Stigmatization; MITB student; Data Science; Health Communication; Mental and Social Health; Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5977; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/6980/viewcontent/Gottipati__S.__Chong__M.__Kiat__A._L._W.____Kawidiredjo__B._H.__2021_._Exploring_Media_Portrayals_of_People_with_Mental_Disorders_using_NLP..pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Media plays an important role in creating an impact in society. Several studies show that news media and entertainment channels, at times may create overwhelming images of the mental illness that emphasize criminality and dangerousness. The consequences of such negative impact may impact the audienc...