Get a Jab or Grab a Glass (of Wine): A Sentiment and Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis of Reader Comments on News Story in the Daily Mail
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2023
abstract:
The first lockdown had a positive impact on alcohol consumption, with wine
becoming the most commonly consumed alcoholic beverage. Although the
belief that the immune system and viral resistance are boosted by alcohol was
labelled as ‘myth’ by the World Health Organization, a later study gave evidence
that red wine drinking provided protection from COVID-19 1. Based on these
premises, this paper embraces a multi-disciplinary approach combining Sentiment
and corpus-assisted discourse analysis to explore news readers’ reactions
to the news story as divulgated by the Daily Mail in a corpus of 454 online
comments. Findings indicate that sarcasm and distrust are the most frequent
feelings, along with a mainly negative sentiment associated with discourses
concerning politics, the effectiveness of various substances in combating the
virus and wine-making traditions. Also, insights into the role of readers’ role in
affecting editorial policies are drawn.
becoming the most commonly consumed alcoholic beverage. Although the
belief that the immune system and viral resistance are boosted by alcohol was
labelled as ‘myth’ by the World Health Organization, a later study gave evidence
that red wine drinking provided protection from COVID-19 1. Based on these
premises, this paper embraces a multi-disciplinary approach combining Sentiment
and corpus-assisted discourse analysis to explore news readers’ reactions
to the news story as divulgated by the Daily Mail in a corpus of 454 online
comments. Findings indicate that sarcasm and distrust are the most frequent
feelings, along with a mainly negative sentiment associated with discourses
concerning politics, the effectiveness of various substances in combating the
virus and wine-making traditions. Also, insights into the role of readers’ role in
affecting editorial policies are drawn.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
corpus-assisted discourse analysis; COVID-19; reader comments; sentiment
analysis; wine.
List of contributors:
Nacchia, Francesco
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