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This research aims to explore how newspapers frame expert statements related to COVID-19 and its impact on public trust in science.

January 25, 2026Discourse & CommunicationOpen Access

Epistemic authority of experts in the New York Times and the New York Post : A corpus-assisted comparative study

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This research aims to explore how newspapers frame expert statements related to COVID-19 and its impact on public trust in science.
Conducted corpus-assisted discourse studies on COVID-19 articles from the New York Times and New York Post.
Analyzed linguistic and discursive strategies used to represent experts.
Compared references to scientific research and expert authority in both newspapers.
The New York Post depicted experts vaguely and treated scientific research as entertainment.
The New York Times utilized experts to present scientific evidence and context but also used them for political critique.
Expert portrayal in media may undermine trust in science due to perceived bias.

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Corpus-assisted analysis reveals how newspapers frame expert authority, influencing public trust in science and expertise.

Jenni Räikkönen (2026) studied this question.

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