A researcher wanted to investigate how local newspapers portray environmental activists. The researcher collected 15 front-page news articles published during a local climate protest campaign and conducted a content analysis focusing on the language used to describe the activists.
The researcher was concerned about the reliability of the content analysis.
How might the researcher assess the reliability of the content analysis in this study?
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