Dissertation – Topic Models

This page includes visualizations of the topic models that I used to dig deeper into the narratives that emerged during this investigation. Feel free to explore the visualizations to get a better sense of how each topic illuminated these economic narratives.

Topic modeling was a central component of the first study of my dissertation. The first study, which examined news coverage during both disruption and policy inflection policy points, used topic modeling to interrogate the storytelling practices and grand narrative influences that shaped how discourse in newsprint began to make sense of difficult economic times.

COVID-19 Recession

COVID-19 Recession – Disruption (March 9 to March 19, 2020)
COVID-19 Recession – CARES Act (March 24 to March 30, 2020)
COVID-19 Recession – American Rescue Plan (March 24 to March 30, 2020)

Great Recession

Great Recession – Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (September 30 to October 6, 2008)
Great Recession – Disruption (October 12 to October 18, 2008)
Great Recession – Disruption (November 28 to December 4, 2008)
Great Recession – American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (February 14 to February 20, 2009)

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