Comparing Facebook posts and news articles from English newspapers: Which medium is more subjective?

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dc.contributor.advisorSavinova, E.A.
dc.contributor.advisorDalmaijer, E.
dc.contributor.authorDuschak, N.
dc.date.issued2023-07-13
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates subjectivity in Facebook posts and articles from English newspapers. Over the years the journalistic culture has been shifting from objective to subjective according to previous research. Yet, little research has been done so far, and therefore this topic needs more investigation. For that reason, this study examines whether Facebook posts or articles from English newspapers are more subjective as expressed by the subjectivity elements of exclamation marks and 1st and 2nd person pronouns. Using a corpus analysis, this research investigates whether sentences of Facebook posts are more subjective than sentences of articles from English newspapers, as expressed by exclamation marks and personal pronouns as indicators of subjectivity. Results show that overall Facebook posts and articles are equally subjective. Yet, there is a significant difference between the use of exclamation marks and personal pronouns between the two media. Therefore, this study adds new insights to the research topic of subjective language use in different media.
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/15445
dc.language.isoen
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letteren
dc.thesis.specialisationspecialisations::Faculteit der Letteren::Bachelor Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappen::International Business Communication
dc.thesis.studyprogrammestudyprogrammes::Faculteit der Letteren::Bachelor Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappen
dc.thesis.typeBachelor
dc.titleComparing Facebook posts and news articles from English newspapers: Which medium is more subjective?
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