This article explores the textual properties of arguably one of the most influential textual domains in contemporary society; that of mass-media discourse. Within this genre, it examines English-language hard news media reports from the United States, Great Britain and Australia focussing on the concepts of objectivity within this domain. Drawing…

Choosing six Mexican newspapers representing an ideological range from liberal to conservative, a study analyzed the content of the newspapers' editorials and political columns from 1951 through 1980. Data established that Mexican newspapers, contrary to many critics' judgments, criticized government policies and political figures. They did,…

A study analyzed the coverage by 15 American newspapers of a single foreign news story, the assassination of Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme on February 28, 1986. Issues of the newspapers for the first week after the murder were examined and total coverage of the event, measured in number of words, was calculated for each paper. In addition,…

This publication, the sixth in a series, presents abstracts of 149 publications on mass communication research and propaganda, written by social scientists in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Poland. For each abstract, information is provided about the language of the original document,…

Analyzes news stories over a 30-year period to determine the extent of criticism of Mexican government officials by the press in that country. Concludes that cabinet ministers receive more criticism than the president, but that criticism of the latter is increasing. (FL)

Concludes that while the North Korean press gives more space to stories concerning the unification of the two Koreas than does the South, it is also more hostile and less varied in its coverage of the issue. (FL)

An analysis of the Middle East news items covered by four newspapers and one television network revealed that the coverage was concentrated mostly on Israel, Egypt, and Iran; that most items were presented in a neutral fashion; and that more items were treated positively than negatively. (GT)

A 1977 survey of 24 United States foreign correspondents who had covered the Middle East suggested that they believed that news media coverage of the Middle East had improved since 1973; however, the results also pointed up problems with correspondents' knowledge of local languages and reporting techniques. (GT)

Studies how male Saudi Arabians sought and placed credibility in information sources about the Gulf War. Finds two groups: global-oriented, who were international radio-oriented; and village-oriented, primarily rural, who placed more trust in domestic media. Shows that all relied more heavily on broadcast media than on print media. (SR)

Concludes that exposure to mass media is associated with relatively positive, if not well-informed, images of foreign countries and to a perception of them as being successful. (FL)

Field research in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia indicates that only a relative handful of the world's nations are directly involved in collecting news from these countries; the research also reveals that vast regions of the Third World have little or no direct news-seeking contact with one another. (GT)

Addressing the dynamic and integrative nature of the world's press systems, this paper presents a comprehensive press theory and accompanying model. Three "primary motives"--survival, ideology, and market--are posited as determinants of press systems, using the nation state as the unit of analysis. The premises of the paper are: (1)…

Reports on a study revealing that members of the Israeli Parliament elected after the 1973 Yom Kippur War showed a higher level of exposure to the news media, and a greater appreciation of the media's contribution to their knowledge of public opinion, than members elected before the war. (GW)

Studies the prevalence of five news frames in the four national newspapers and three national television outlets with the highest audience ratings in Holland. Finds the most common frames were, in order of predominance, attribution of responsibility, conflict, economic consequences, human interest, and morality. (NH)

A content analysis of selected Soviet newspapers and magazines was conducted to examine what cultural events from the United States were featured in the Soviet press, whether the event or artist was presented favorably or unfavorably, and whether the stories were used to make an ideological statement. Nine publications were examined over a…