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content analysis

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noun

  1. analysis to determine the meaning, purpose, or effect of any type of communication, as literature, newspapers, or broadcasts, by studying and evaluating the details, innuendoes, and implications of the content, recurrent themes, etc.

Etymology

Origin of content analysis

First recorded in 1950–55

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Content analysis research from MediaTenor, an international media research institute, found that media coverage of Muslims and Islam is at an all time low.

From Time • Jun. 19, 2015

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