The Image Gap: How International News Affects Perceptions of Nations.

Perry, David K.

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Image Gap: How International News Affects Perceptions of Nations.

Perry, David K.

Journalism Quarterly, v64 n2-3 p416-21,433 Sum-Fall 1987

Examines the effect of highly unrepresentative news stories on gaps in the accuracy of U.S. residents' judgments about different foreign countries. Concludes that unrepresentative news about developing countries reduces accuracy while increasing confidence and satisfaction in judgments. (MM)

Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Journalism, Mass Media Effects, News Media, Social Cognition

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Language: English

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