Developed and Developing Nation News in U.S. Wire Service Files to Asia

How US television networks cover Korea and Japan: Contrasts in the coverage

“…These findings are consistent with previous studies' (Giffard, 1984;Langten, 1989;Larson, 1979;Potter, 1987) findings that the amount of the Third World coverage lags behind the coverage of developed countries and is treated as less important. Also, the differences in the news amount and rank between Korea and Japan generally confirmed Galtung and Ruge's (1981: 56) statement on foreign news selection that 'the more the event concerns elite nations, the more probable that it will become a news item.…”

“…Research findings (Giffard, 1984;Langton, 1989;Larson, 1979;Potter, 1987) revealed that the amount of the coverage of developing countries lags behind that of developed countries and is treated as less important. Also the assumption of this hypothesis was based on Galtung and Ruge's (1981: 56) statement that 'the more the event concerns elite nations, the more probable that it will become a news item.…”

“…1 In fact, many of these studies (Charles et al, 1979;Daniels, 1995;ElSarayrah, 1987;Giffard, 1984;Haile, 1987;Langton, 1989;Larson, 1979;Lent & Rao, 1979;Mishra, 1979;Morales, 1984;Pratt, 1980;Ramaparasad & Riffe, 1987;Riffe & Shaw, 1982;Weaver & Wilhoit, 1981;Wilhoit & Weaver, 1983) have confirmed the charges of developing countries that they are underrepresented in the international news coverage and the stories mainly deal with conflict and crisis.…”

“…From the voluminous research (Adams, 1964;Almaney 1970;Charles etal., 1979;Daniels, 1995;ElSarayrah, 1987;Giffard, 1984;Gonzenbach et al, 1992;Haile, 1987;Hester, 1978;Hurrat, 1988;Langton, 1989;Larson, 1979;Lent 1977;Lent & Rao, 1979;McCracken, 1987;Meyer 1996;Mishra, 1979;Morales, 1984;Pasadeos 1982;Pittatore, 1983;Potter, 1987;Pratt, 1980;Ramaparasad & Riffe, 1987;Riffe & Shaw, 1982;Semmel, 1976;Weaver & Wilhoit, 1981;Wilhoit & Weaver, 1983) about the foreign news coverage by American mass media, it might be assumed that the two countries would be described and treated differently because the two countries are different in politicoeconomic status-one is a developed country and the other is still a developing country. 1 In fact, many of these studies (Charles et al, 1979;Daniels, 1995;ElSarayrah, 1987;Giffard, 1984;Haile, 1987;Langton, 1989;Larson, 1979;Lent & Rao, 1979;Mishra, 1979;Morales, 1984;Pratt, 1980;Ramaparasad & Riffe, 1987;Riffe & Shaw, 1982;Weaver ...…”

International Media Images:

“…In a comparative study of the quantity and quality of news about developed and developing nations disseminated abroad by the U.S. wire services, Giffard's (1984) findings supported the conclusions of SrebernyMohammadi's 'Foreign Images' study that political or military matters comprise the bulk of the reportage, with comparatively less attention being devoted to religion, culture, science or social services.…”