Ecstasy use discussion in Dutch current affairs TV programs. A methodological exploration of Automatic Speech Recognition metadata

The Netherlands is known for a lenient party drug policy climate and for high ecstasy (MDMA) use prevalence. In 2020, ecstasy use prevalence in The Netherlands was higher than in any other European country. This topic deserves investigation, as recently the question whether the illegal yet widely used party drug should be regulated instead of banned is recurring in political, public and scientific contexts. In this paper, recent Dutch current affairs television programs are analyzed to untangle the reputation of ecstasy in The Netherlands. Research about ecstasy in historical media debates has... Mehr ...