Multiplicity and uncertainty: Media coverage of autism causation

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Highlights：

• Employing the machine learning method, this paper examines how media cover the topic about causes of autism.

• Genes, vaccination, and poor parenting are considered to be the major causes of autism in newspaper coverage.

• Reporting on the causes of autism is closely related to the definition and conceptualization of autism put forth by various sources.

• Media coverage in general has been tentative or inconclusive about the causes of autism and its symptoms.

摘要

•Employing the machine learning method, this paper examines how media cover the topic about causes of autism.•Genes, vaccination, and poor parenting are considered to be the major causes of autism in newspaper coverage.•Reporting on the causes of autism is closely related to the definition and conceptualization of autism put forth by various sources.•Media coverage in general has been tentative or inconclusive about the causes of autism and its symptoms.

论文关键词：Autism causation,Media coverage,Machine reading

论文评审过程：Received 23 April 2017, Revised 25 July 2017, Accepted 27 July 2017, Available online 30 August 2017, Version of Record 30 August 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.07.005