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Andreas Schwarz
The theory of newsworthiness applied to Mexico's press. How the news factors influence foreign news coverage in a transitional country
Keywords: theory of newsworthiness, news factors, news values, news selection, quantitative content analysis, Mexican press
Empirical studies which examine the theory of newsworthiness and the predictability of news coverage in transnational or developing countries still remain on the agenda of journalism research. Therefore, this study examines the influence of news factors on the foreign news coverage of three Mexican newspapers. Two main questions guide the research. First, is the theory of newsworthiness a valid approach for predicting news selection in a cultural context that is significantly different from western industrialized countries? Secondly, which are the relevant news factors that predict foreign news coverage in the Mexican press and thus shape the image of foreign nations? The results of a quantitative content analysis confirm the hypotheses of selection, additivity, and replication as they were originally postulated by Galtung and Ruge and thus prove the external validity of the theory of newsworthiness beyond western journalism.
Communications, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 0341-2059
Volume: 31, 04/2006
Pages: 45 - 64