All Countries Not Created Equal to Be News

World System and International Communication

Bibliographic Data

ID23323224
AuthorsTsan‐kuo Chang (corresponding author), Tsan-Kuo Chang
Year1998
Volume25
Issue5
Pages528-563
Publication date1998-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunication Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0093-6502 • E-ISSN: 1552-3810
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/009365098025005004
OpenAlexW2125277334
LanguageEN
Citations received106
References cited56

Against the backdrop of the world system perspective, the purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to propose a new conceptual approach identifying the determinants that may affect the structure and process of foreign and international news flow and coverage in the global setting, and (b) within this framework, to determine the content (what is covered) and form (how it is covered) of Reuters' coverage of a major world event for a better understanding of why countries become news the way they do. This study argues that all countries are not created equal to be news in international communication. For those countries in the core zone of the world system, their chances of being in the news are higher than those in the semiperipheral and peripheral strata. Nations in the other two zones will have to go through several filters before they make it to the news.

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