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This study systematically contrasts three machine-learning approaches against a manually coded gold standard based on the Policy Frames codebook: topic modeling, keyword-assisted topic modeling (keyATM), and supervised machine learning. Using a dataset of 12 Austrian newspapers’ EU coverage from 2009–2019, results show supervised learning performs best, keyATM is unsuitable for frame analysis, and topic modeling offers an intermediate fit. Findings address implications for valid automated frame identification.","UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)  \nCapturing a News Frame  \nComparing Machine-Learning Approaches to Frame Analysis with Different Degrees of Supervision  \nEisele, O. ; Heidenreich, T. ; Litvyak, O. ; Boomgaarden, H.G.  \nDOI  \n10.1080/19312458.2023.2230560  \nPublication date  \n2023  \nDocument Version  \nFinal published version  \nPublished in  \nCommunication Methods and Measures  \nLicense  \nCC BY  \nLink to publication  \nCitation for published version (APA):  \nEisele, O. , Heidenreich, T. , Litvyak, O. , & Boomgaarden, H. G. (2023) . Capturing a News Frame: Comparing Machine-Learning Approaches to Frame Analysis with Different Degrees of Supervision. Communication Methods and Measures, 17(3), 205-226.  \n[https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2023.2230560](https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2023.2230560)  \nGeneral rights  \nIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons) .  \nDisclaimer/Complaints regulations  \nIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: [https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact](https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact), or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, P.O. Box 19185 , 1000 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible.  \nUvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam ( [http](https://dare. uva. nl)[s](https://dare. uva. nl)[://dare. uva. nl](https://dare. uva. nl))  \nDownload date:02 Aug 2026  \nCOMMUNICATION METHODS AND MEASURES 2023, VOL. 17, NO. 3, 205–226  \n[https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2023.2230560](https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2023.2230560)  \nCapturing a News Frame – Comparing Machine-Learning Approaches to Frame Analysis with Different Degrees of Supervision  \nOlga Eisele a,b, Tobias Heidenreich a,c, Olga Litvyak a, and Hajo G. Boomgaarden a  \naDepartment of Communication, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; bAmsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; cThe Social Science Centre Berlin (WZB), Berlin, Germany  \nABSTRACT  \nThe empirical identification of frames drawing on automated text analysis has been discussed intensely with regard to the validity of measurements. Adding to an evolving discussion on automated frame identification, we systematically contrast different machine-learning approaches with a manually coded gold standard to shed light on the implications of using one or the other: (1) topic modeling,(2) keyword-assisted topic modeling (keyATM), and (3) supervised machine learning as three popular and/or promising approaches. Manual coding is based on the Policy Frames codebook, providing an established base that allows future research to dovetail our contribution. Analysing a large dataset of 12 Austrian newspapers’ EU coverage over 11 years (2009–2019), we contribute to addressing the methodological challenges that have emerged for social scientists interested in employing automated tools for frame analysis. While results confirm the superiority of supervised machine-learning, the semi-supervised approach (keyATM) seems unfit for frame analysis, whereas the topic model covers the middle ground. Results are extensively discussed regarding their implications for the validity of approaches.  \nIntroduction  \nFraming is among the most prominent conceptual approaches in the social sciences to classify communication contents. 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