Foreign news and public opinion: attribute agenda-setting theory revisited

Identifier

etd-04012008-105506

Author

Asya A. Besova, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow

Degree

Master of Mass Communication (MMC)

Department

Mass Communication

Document Type

Thesis

Abstract

This study contributes to the body of research on public opinion and media coverage of foreign news by examining the coverage of nine foreign countries in The New York Times and The Times. Media coverage and the public opinion about foreign nations were strongly correlated. Specifically, negative coverage tends to have more agenda-setting effects than neutral and positive coverage. The findings also suggest that media portray foreign countries in a unidimensional fashion, by limiting the coverage around a few policy issues. Finally, the U.S. and the U.K. media coverage of foreign nations were very similar.

Date

2008

Document Availability at the Time of Submission

Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.

Recommended Citation

Besova, Asya A., "Foreign news and public opinion: attribute agenda-setting theory revisited" (2008). LSU Master's Theses. 281.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/281

Committee Chair

Monica Postelnicu

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_theses.281