Actor - Role Analysis : Ideology ,
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چکیده
A theory of ideology and point of view is articulated and a method for detecting the point(s) of view represented in a news story is described. A version of the method, actor-role analysis, is encoded in a computer program, SpinDoctor, which can automatically detect the point(s) of view represented in some news stories. Results obtained by testing SpinDoctor on a corpus of news stories are reported. Related work in the fields of natural language processing, information retrieval, and the theory of ideology is described and contrasted with the work reported in this thesis. Thesis Advisor: Kenneth W. Haase, Jr. Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences Actor-Role Analysis: Ideology, Point of View, and the News by Warren Sack The following people have served as readers for this thesis:
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