Analyzing the semantic content and persuasive composition of extremist media: A case study of texts produced during the Gaza conflict

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-73

  Prentice, Sheryl ^a   Taylor, Paul J ^a   Rayson, Paul ^b   Hoskins, Andrew ^c   O'Loughlin, Ben ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Extremist language; Influence tactics; Key concept analysis; Semantic tagging

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXTREMIST LANGUAGE; INFLUENCE TACTICS; KEY CONCEPT ANALYSIS; SEMANTIC TAGGING;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SEMANTICS; TERRORISM;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79952898577     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-010-9272-y     Document Type: Article

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