Abstract
Previous scholarship has neglected to fully explore the dynamic nature of international news flow over time. This study uses content analysis to track foreign nation visibility on a yearly basis in two major U.S. news outlets: the New York Times (1950-2006) and NBC Nightly News (1968-2006). Time-series analysis is used to evaluate the influence of five contextual factors on foreign nation visibility in the news: (a) geographic proximity, (b) bilateral trade flow, (c) U.S. troop deployment, (d) GDP per capita, and (e) population. The research findings build on earlier news flow studies by adding a longitudinal dimension that has been absent from previous news "flow" scholarship.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 417-436 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Communication research |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- agenda setting
- content analysis
- foreign nation visibility
- international news flow
- time series