Foreign Students Perceptions Of International News Coverage By American News Media In The United States

The new research presented in this volume suggests that general perceptions (cultural, psychological, geographical), allied to the customs and values of journalism, and underpinned by the uses of technology, significantly shape international news. This gives rise to a blend of the old and the new; traditions of cultural centredness and innovative practices; anchorages of place and the rootlessness of globalization. Technology per se has not swept all before it. On the other hand, its uses have altered the means and methods of international news sourcing, construction and dissemination. Consequently, the uptake of technology has contributed to fundamental changes in style and form, and has greatly facilitated cross-cultural exchanges. The category ‘international news’ is now more of a hybrid, as recognized by the BBC and others. The chapters in this book demonstrate that this hybridity is unevenly distributed across geo-political domains, and often across time. Nevertheless, as the contributors to this volume show, the concept of ‘international news’ relies on tightly interwoven elements of orthodox journalism, social media, civic expression and public assembly.

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title As a timely portrait of international perceptions and media coverage of the United States, this comprehensive collection reveals the global effects of the tumultuous environments and controversial views promoted during the Donald J. Trump presidency. More than thirty accomplished and prominent media, communication, and journalism scholars represent twenty countries with methodically researched assessments of their respective country’s major national newspapers, social media, or comprehensive public opinion surveys. Together, these analyses offer a unique cross-cultural approach that helps students and scholars understand the image of the USA and President Trump through the eyes of politicians, media personalities, and ordinary people across the globe.

Despite American news media warnings of a rising Chinese nationalism reaching back decades, new research suggests that Chinese nationalism is not rising, thus it appears there is only a perception that Chinese nationalism is rising. Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the effects of news media coverage, and since U.S-China relations have been moving towards more confrontational, this research examines the effects that the so-called nationalist Global Times coverage has on readers’ attitudes toward the United States compared to the more reserved and more “official” People’s Daily. This study took initial reporting and commentaries from the Global Times and People’s Daily on the same issues and had participants read one of the eight articles before taking a survey measuring their opinions toward five aspects of the United States. This study also included a control group who only took the opinion survey. The study found, among other things, that participants who read the Global Times’s reporting on political and economic matters generally expressed more negative opinions toward even unrelated aspects of the United States such as its society and people than did participants who read People’s Daily or were part of the control group that did not read a news article. This study’s findings, coupled with a better understanding of Global Times’ role in the Chinese media system, can help American academics and policymakers better contextualize Chinese media reporting on the United States and develop more appropriate responses.