The theory of newsworthiness applied to Mexico's press. How the news factors influence foreign news coverage in a transitional country
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Andreas Schwarz
Abstract
Empirical studies which examine the theory of newsworthiness and the predictability of news coverage in transnational or developing countries still remain on the agenda of journalism research. Therefore, this study examines the influence of news factors on the foreign news coverage of three Mexican newspapers. Two main questions guide the research. First, is the theory of newsworthiness a valid approach for predicting news selection in a cultural context that is significantly different from western industrialized countries? Secondly, which are the relevant news factors that predict foreign news coverage in the Mexican press and thus shape the image of foreign nations? The results of a quantitative content analysis confirm the hypotheses of selection, additivity, and replication as they were originally postulated by Galtung and Ruge and thus prove the external validity of the theory of newsworthiness beyond western journalism.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Introduction to the special issue: News decisions and news values
- News factors and news decisions. Theoretical and methodological advances in Germany
- Predicting news decisions. An empirical test of the two-component theory of news selection
- The theory of newsworthiness applied to Mexico's press. How the news factors influence foreign news coverage in a transitional country
- Frames, schemata, and news reporting
- Political parallelism in news and commentaries on the Haider conflict. A comparative analysis of Austrian, British, German, and French quality newspapers
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