Cross-National Coverage of Human Trafficking: A Community Structure Approach

Comparing Cross-National Coverage of Genetically Modified Organisms: A Community Structure Approach

“…A study on rape and rape culture linked higher levels of female life expectancy with more media emphasis on government responsibility (Luchkiw et al, 2016). Higher female school life expectancy was also linked to coverage emphasizing government responsibility for human trafficking (Alexandre et al, 2014). These studies validate the importance of female empowerment variables, and it can be assumed that they will prove significant in the case of GMO coverage as well.…”

“…A study on cross-national coverage of child labor (Kohn & Pollock, 2014) disagreed with the clean water study that freedom of the press is associated with "less" media emphasis on government responsibility for that issue. Yet the same cross-national study of child labor (Kohn & Pollock, 2014) and another study linked directly to women's rights and human trafficking (Alexandre et al, 2014) discovered that broadband subscriptions per 100 residents were associated with "less" media emphasis on government responsibility. These correlations between media access and variations in media coverage of these topics should foreshadow associations similar to other hypotheses regarding "privilege" and cross-national coverage according "less" emphasis on government responsibility for various issues, in this case, the "privilege" of media access.…”

“…In a study focusing explicitly on women’s rights and female empowerment, higher GDP per capita and higher male life expectancy were associated with greater media emphasis on government responsibility for reducing rape and rape culture (Luchkiw et al, 2016). GDP per capita was also linked to more coverage emphasizing government responsibility for human trafficking (Alexandre, Sha, Pollock, Baier, & Johnson, 2014). Coverage of other issues associated more closely with everyday life such as child labor and water handling/contamination, however, reveals a different pattern.…”

Análisis de la cobertura noticiosa de la violencia de género en México: difusión de hechos violentos y atención al problema en Chihuahua y el Estado de México (2015 y 2019)

“…Estudios que demuestran la influencia de una comunidad sobre la prensa local se remontan al libro de Robert Park (1922) La prensa inmigrante y su control, aunque estudios posteriores al trabajo de dicho autor, también profundizan en las características demográficas de una comunidad (Olien et al, 1978), pero son consideradas como variables que influyen en el uso y preferencias de medios informativos. Trabajos más recientes, como los coordinados por John Pollock 3 (Alexandre et. al., 2014), consiguen evaluar de forma empírica no sólo cómo la prensa local puede reflejar los intereses de un grupo, sino también cuál es la relación entre la estructura de una comunidad y la capacidad de influencia de los medios informativos para impulsar cambios políticos y sociales.…”