/drugs_in_inquirer

Repo for the project looking at the discourse of illicit substances reported in local news articles over time

Primary LanguageJupyter Notebook

Identifying Trends in Substance Mentions in News Articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer

Using articles from a local news outlet, we aim to understand context around specific substances. These contexts can provide additional synonyms for euphemism detection and beyond.

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Research Questions:

  1. How does discussion around illicit substances use change over time?
    1. Which substances are discussed more frequently?
  2. What substances are frequently co-mentioned and in what context?