Media May be Hyping Benefits of Organic Food, Agriculture
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 11:35
in Mathematics & Economics
A research team examined 618 articles from five North American newspapers using the content analysis technique. The analysis found 41.4 percent of the articles had a neutral tone toward organic agriculture and food, 36.9 percent had a positive tone, 15.5 percent were mixed and 6.1 percent were negative.