This article explores the representation of organic food in Taiwanese newspapers. A corpus analysis of long-term data collection focuses on how newspapers have portrayed organic food during 1987-2016.
The findings reveal that in the period of organic food development, “agriculture” can be regarded as the focus of news reports on the subject of organic food. In the medium term, shifting from agricultural activities to business themes means shifting the focus from production to consumption. In recent years, the vocabulary of farmers has been investigated, with a focus on describing the relationship and ethics of producers, crops, and land.