Media’s role in the crisis: a discursive comparison of U.S. media representation of unemployment in 2008 and 2020

This study employs a corpus-based, quantitative analysis of topoi in American newspapers during the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic to compare media representations of unemployment.By examining the effectiveness of media strategies in addressing unemployment, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the interplay between media, discourse analysis, and crisis management during major economic disruptions.