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French term or phrase:analyse de tonalité
English translation:analysis of tone
Entered by: Rachel Fell
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12:10 Feb 7, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
French term or phrase: analyse de tonalité
analysis of the content of media coverage to determine whether it is has a positive or negative slant. "Tone analysis" sounds off to me, but perhaps it's the correct marketing term (for UK)?
mannix
Local time: 23:25
analysis of tone
Explanation:
I think you could use this - I don't think tone is quite the same as bias
Not sure if it's a heading, otherwise it'd help to see the rest of the sentence

analysis of Tone in News Articles published before May 2002 37 ... by 1992, in His media and Apocalypse: News Coverage of the Yellowstone Forest ...
kitkat.wvu.edu:8080/files/3691/Tran_Hai_thesis.pdf - Supplemental Result

will play a Role in other aspects of Media Coverage such as valence of ... The content analysis of tone of Coverage in The new York Times and ...
www.haworthpress.com/store/E-Text/View_EText.asp?sid=FVPV7A... - Supplemental Result

Although the analysis of tone of the articles covered ... Using press coverage (media-counts) to proxy for CEO reputation, we find that more reputed CEOs ...
faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~jfrancis/bio/Francis,%20Huang,%20Rajgopal%20and%20Zang%20%20%5BDecember%202005%5D.pdf
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Rachel Fell
Local time: 22:25
Grading comment
Thanks you and all who replied, and apologies for delayed reply. There is no universally concise English transl, so I reworded to a sentence structure, "qualititive analysis of tone..." Thanks to you and all who replied, and apologies for my late response. I agree that in the media tone and bias are not always interchangeable, and can lead to problems of interpretation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2bias analysis
David Hollywood
3 +1looking at the tenor/bias of news/media reports or coverageJohn Peterson
4analysis of tone
Rachel Fell
3slant analysis
Britaly


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
looking at the tenor/bias of news/media reports or coverage


Explanation:
One suggestion, though bias may be a little strong

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Note added at 2006-02-07 12:20:34 (GMT)
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Content Analysis might be a more \"technical term\"

John Peterson
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christiane Lalonde
12 hrs
  -> Merci
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
analyse de tonalité
bias analysis


Explanation:
Bias Analysis in Print or Television News – Prof. Rachel Mayeri , Spring 2005.
1. LexisNexis Academic ...
libraries.claremont.edu/help/ handouts/Bias_Mayeri_05_linked.htm - 18k - Cached - Similar pages


David Hollywood
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvia Smith
24 mins
  -> thx Sylvia :)

agree  RHELLER: "media bias analysis"
3 hrs
  -> thx Rita :)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
analyse de tonalité
analysis of tone


Explanation:
I think you could use this - I don't think tone is quite the same as bias
Not sure if it's a heading, otherwise it'd help to see the rest of the sentence

analysis of Tone in News Articles published before May 2002 37 ... by 1992, in His media and Apocalypse: News Coverage of the Yellowstone Forest ...
kitkat.wvu.edu:8080/files/3691/Tran_Hai_thesis.pdf - Supplemental Result

will play a Role in other aspects of Media Coverage such as valence of ... The content analysis of tone of Coverage in The new York Times and ...
www.haworthpress.com/store/E-Text/View_EText.asp?sid=FVPV7A... - Supplemental Result

Although the analysis of tone of the articles covered ... Using press coverage (media-counts) to proxy for CEO reputation, we find that more reputed CEOs ...
faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~jfrancis/bio/Francis,%20Huang,%20Rajgopal%20and%20Zang%20%20%5BDecember%202005%5D.pdf

Rachel Fell
Local time: 22:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks you and all who replied, and apologies for delayed reply. There is no universally concise English transl, so I reworded to a sentence structure, "qualititive analysis of tone..." Thanks to you and all who replied, and apologies for my late response. I agree that in the media tone and bias are not always interchangeable, and can lead to problems of interpretation.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
analyse de tonalité
slant analysis


Explanation:
Simply because "bias analysis" is not easy to say!

Britaly
Local time: 23:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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